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

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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Main Authors: 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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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15101
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spelling doaj-cc42379f0fa74c24bebbd2d1810be4012021-05-11T07:27:51ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-04-018111210.1038/ncomms15101Two-stage opening of the Dover Strait and the origin of island BritainSanjeev Gupta0Jenny S. Collier1David Garcia-Moreno2Francesca Oggioni3Alain Trentesaux4Kris Vanneste5Marc De Batist6Thierry Camelbeeck7Graeme Potter8Brigitte Van Vliet-Lanoë9John C. R. Arthur10Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College, South Kensington CampusDepartment of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College, South Kensington CampusService of Seismology and Gravimetry, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Ringlaan, 3Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College, South Kensington CampusUMR 8187 LOG CNRS/UFR des Sciences de la Terre, Université de Lille 1, Villeneuve d’Ascq, Plouzané, Lille F-59650, FranceService of Seismology and Gravimetry, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Ringlaan, 3Department of Geology, Renard Centre of Marine Geology, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281s.8Service of Seismology and Gravimetry, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Ringlaan, 35 Snowberry Court, Warwick GardensUMR CNRS 6538 CNRS Géosciences Océan, Université de Bretagne occidentale, IUEM, Plouzané, F-29280, FranceTop-Hole Site Studies LtdBritain’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.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15101
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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
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
Nature Communications
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Jenny S. Collier
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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
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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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