Principal Investigator:Keigwin, Lloyd D Licensed Year(s):
2013
Summary:
Here is the project summary from the (U.S.) National Science Foundation proposal that led to this expedition:
The research team propose a three-year project to investigate the origin of the Younger Dryas cooling that began about 13,000 years ago. For decades this cold event has been associated with sea ice in the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans, and the storage and release of fresh water from ...