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Testing the northern route for Younger Dryas meltwater
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 ...


Luminescence Dating of Build-Up of the Laurentide Ice Sheet
Principal Investigator: Hardy, Francois
Licensed Year(s): 2001
Summary: The research team will be transported from Yellowknife to Eyeburry Lake by fixed wing aircraft. From here, the research team will travel approximately 120 km down the Thelon River by canoe, and study the stratigraphy of sediments on the shoreline. Field camps will be located along the river, and will be for one night only. All human waste will be buried, and all non-burnable garbage will be pack...


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