Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain

Britain’s separation from mainland Europe is believed to be the result of spillover from a proglacial lake in the North Sea, but this has remained unproven. Here, the authors show that the opening of the Dover Strait occurred in two episodes, where initial lake spillover was followed by catastrophic...

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Autores principales: Sanjeev Gupta, Jenny S. Collier, David Garcia-Moreno, Francesca Oggioni, Alain Trentesaux, Kris Vanneste, Marc De Batist, Thierry Camelbeeck, Graeme Potter, Brigitte Van Vliet-Lanoë, John C. R. Arthur
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cc42379f0fa74c24bebbd2d1810be4012021-12-02T14:42:38ZTwo-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain10.1038/ncomms151012041-1723https://doaj.org/article/cc42379f0fa74c24bebbd2d1810be4012017-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15101https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Britain’s separation from mainland Europe is believed to be the result of spillover from a proglacial lake in the North Sea, but this has remained unproven. Here, the authors show that the opening of the Dover Strait occurred in two episodes, where initial lake spillover was followed by catastrophic flooding.Sanjeev GuptaJenny S. CollierDavid Garcia-MorenoFrancesca OggioniAlain TrentesauxKris VannesteMarc De BatistThierry CamelbeeckGraeme PotterBrigitte Van Vliet-LanoëJohn C. R. ArthurNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2017)
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Sanjeev Gupta
Jenny S. Collier
David Garcia-Moreno
Francesca Oggioni
Alain Trentesaux
Kris Vanneste
Marc De Batist
Thierry Camelbeeck
Graeme Potter
Brigitte Van Vliet-Lanoë
John C. R. Arthur
Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain
description Britain’s separation from mainland Europe is believed to be the result of spillover from a proglacial lake in the North Sea, but this has remained unproven. Here, the authors show that the opening of the Dover Strait occurred in two episodes, where initial lake spillover was followed by catastrophic flooding.
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author Sanjeev Gupta
Jenny S. Collier
David Garcia-Moreno
Francesca Oggioni
Alain Trentesaux
Kris Vanneste
Marc De Batist
Thierry Camelbeeck
Graeme Potter
Brigitte Van Vliet-Lanoë
John C. R. Arthur
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Jenny S. Collier
David Garcia-Moreno
Francesca Oggioni
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Marc De Batist
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Graeme Potter
Brigitte Van Vliet-Lanoë
John C. R. Arthur
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title Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain
title_short Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain
title_full Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain
title_fullStr Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain
title_full_unstemmed Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island Britain
title_sort two-stage opening of the dover strait and the origin of island britain
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