Abstract
Stable isotope measurements on molluses from raised marine deposits, and on foraminifera in a piston core, define a series of light isotope events. A major event is14C dated at ca. 10.3 ka and is correlated with a marked isotopic excursion in HU77-021-156. This event is followed by a dramatic rise in diatom and, slightly later, in benthic foraminiferal abundances. Molluses record another light event around 8 ka. Major fluctuations in both δ18O and δ13C around 10.3 ka suggests that the Hudson Strait ice stream may have responded to the Younger Dryas climatic oscillation.
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Andrews, J.T., Matthews, R.K., Osterman, L.E. et al. Deglaciation and meltwater events in hudson strait and the Eastern Canadian Arctic. Geo-Marine Letters 7, 23–30 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02310462
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