Testing Milankovitch - Glacier Fluctuations during the LGM and the Mystery Interval in the Western US
- Lead PI: Dr. Joerg Michael Schaefer
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Unit Affiliation: Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
- August 2009 - August 2017
- Inactive
- North America
- Project Type: Research
DESCRIPTION: Using new 10Be dating techniques of glacial moraines the team will construct an extensive chronology of glacier fluctuations during the termination of the Last Glacial Maximum and through the Mystery Interval.
OUTCOMES: Improved understanding of Milankovitch's theory of astronomical drivers of ice ages and published an article in Science.