Tag Archives: Quaternary

Extreme tides and Winter ice

Posted on February 5, 2015 by earth science society

Figure 1. Winter ice on the salt marshes of Minas Basin photographed from Wolfville, Nova Scotia, March 1, 2007. View to the North.  What is an estuary? An estuary is a bay with an open connection to the sea. Rivers … Continue reading →

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Canadian Earth Science for @PMHarper 9 – measuring the thickness of polar sea ice through time

Posted on November 29, 2014 by earth science society

The preamble to this reviews series, categorized as “Canadian Earth Science for @PMHarper”, is here. — de Vernal, A., R. Gersonde, H. Goosse, M.-S. Seidenkrantz, and E.W. Wolff, 2013, Sea ice in the paleoclimate system: the challenge of reconstructing sea … Continue reading →

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Granites, Glaciers and the Ocean: a hike

Posted on July 28, 2014 by earth science society

We hiked, the other day – a well-known coastal trail, but new to me. So much still to discover here and it’s not like we haven’t been trying. The trail is in Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park and takes the … Continue reading →

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Canadian Earth Science for @PMHarper 4 – Ice ages and Klondike gold

Posted on April 22, 2014 by earth science society

The pre-amble to this series of reviews is here Froese, E.G., Zazula, G.D., Westgate, J.A., Preece, S.J., Sanborn, P.T., Reyes, A.V., Pearce, N.J.G., 2009, The Klondike goldfields and Pleistocene environments of Beringia. GSA Today, v. 19, no. 8, p. 4-10. … Continue reading →

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A no-brainer for every earth scientist: time travel!

Posted on April 1, 2014 by earth science society

Because this is a WordPress blog, I receive the weekly WordPress writing challenges, which are all about encouraging and helping aspiring fiction writers, which I am not. However, this week’s challenge is irresistible – Time Travel! This is the challenge … Continue reading →

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The Eemian and the #Anthropocene

Posted on February 9, 2014 by earth science society

Figure 1. River Eem at town of Eemdijk (to the right), Netherlands. The view is to the North. Eem floodplain (ca. 1 m below MSL) to the left. Location of photo: 52o15’17.65″N, 5019’38.42″E The Eemian interglacial warm period is known … Continue reading →

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Canadian Earth Science for @PMHarper – 1: The end of the last Ice Age off Newfoundland

Posted on December 15, 2013 by earth science society

The preamble to this review series is here. Roger, J., Saint-Ange, F., Lajeunesse, P., Duchesne, M.J., and St-Onge, G., 2013, Late Quaternary glacial history and meltwater discharges along the Northeastern Newfoundland shelf. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 50, p. … Continue reading →

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Dreikanter: The biography of my favourite ventifact

Posted on May 13, 2013 by earth science society

(photo E. Kosters) This is my favourite ventifact, a real Dreikanter, a German word meaning ‘three sider’. This vernacular term became the formal label for a ventifact with three sides. My Dreikanter is a well-sorted pure quartz sandstone of a … Continue reading →

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