| Title | Introduction to "Holocene water levels and paleo-hydrology of the Laurentian Great Lakes" |
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| Author | Lewis, C F M ;
King, J W |
| Source | Journal of Paleolimnology vol. 47, 2012 p. 293-297, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-012-9597-2  Open Access |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20120040 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Ontario |
| Area | Great Lakes; Lake Superior; Lake Michigan; Lake Huron; Lake Ontario; Lake Erie |
| Lat/Long WENS | -92.0000 -76.0000 49.5000 41.0000 |
| Subjects | hydrogeology; surficial geology/geomorphology; Nature and Environment; lakes; lake water; lake water depths; glacial history; drainage systems; Holocene; paleohydrology; Cenozoic; Quaternary |
| Program | Climate Change Geoscience |
| Released | 2012 03 29 |
| Abstract | The glacial Great Lakes in central eastern North America co-existed with the recession of the Laurentide Ice Sheet (LIS) from ~14.0 to 9.5 (17.0 to 10.9 cal) ka BP as the ice margin receded from south
of the Lake Erie basin (<41°N) to north of the Lake Superior basin (>49°N). Until recent decades the conventional view of the post-glacial Great Lakes was that of a long period of relatively stable water levels controlled by their outflow at basin
outlet sills. In this collection of papers, evidence and understanding of the Holocene post-glacial Great Lakes are advanced mainly in terms of their responses to Holocene changes in climate, and to inflow and drainage from upstream water bodies
still in contact with the residual LIS. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 291409 |
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