Anomalous local glacier activity, Baffin Island, Canada: Paleoclimatic implications

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Research Article| August 01, 1976 Anomalous local glacier activity, Baffin Island, Canada: Paleoclimatic implications Gifford H. Miller Gifford H. Miller 1Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Gifford H. Miller 1Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1976) 4 (8): 502–504. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1976)4<502:ALGABI>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Gifford H. Miller; Anomalous local glacier activity, Baffin Island, Canada: Paleoclimatic implications. Geology 1976;; 4 (8): 502–504. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1976)4<502:ALGABI>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Some local cirque glaciers on eastern Baffin Island were more extensive during the “Little Ice Age” than at any time in at least the past 34,000 yr and possibly the past 60,000 yr. The most reasonable paleoclimatic explanation of such anomalous glacier activity is that during the last glacial maximum in southern Canada, Arctic regions experienced diminished precipitation. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.