This paper presents a synthesis of traditional and recently published work regarding the
origin and evolution of the Great Lakes. It differs from previously published reviews by …

Proglacial fluvial sedimentary systems receive water from a variety of sources and have
variable discharges with a range of magnitudes and frequencies. Little attention has been …

This text, written by a leading researcher in the field, describes the origin and formation of
lakes in order to give context to the question of how lacustrine deposits form. It explains the …

This paper presents a detailed analysis of the high‐resolution facies architecture of the
Middle Pleistocene Porta subaqueous ice‐contact fan and delta complex, deposited on the …

Catastrophic meltwater drainage from glacial Lake Agassiz has been hypothesized as a
trigger for large‐scale ocean circulation change initiating the Younger Dryas cold reversal …

Based on the interpretation of 893 finite radiocarbon ages, we have revised the time-
distance diagram for the Lake Michigan Lobe of the Laurentide ice sheet in Illinois. The data …

Abstract In the Great Lakes region, the vertical motion of crustal rebound since the last
glaciation has decelerated with time, and is described by exponential decay constrained by …

This paper examines controls on the sedimentology of deposits associated with the
spectacular November 1996 jökulhlaup (glacial outburst flood, from the Icelandic …

The alluvial fill in the Upper Mississippi River Valley (UMV) is a palimpsest of past
landscapes, environments, and physical evidence of human life ways. The valley has …

The period in the Upper Mississippi Valley (UMV) from about 25 000 years BP until the time
of strong human influence on the landscape beginning about 150–200 years ago can be …