ðeɪ hɐvbɪn jˈuːzd tə ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkt bˈoʊθ ðə dʊɹɹˈeɪʃən ænd dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌv mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi ɹˈɪvɚ mˈɛltwɔːɾɚɹ ᵻvˈɛnts ænd sˈuːpɚflˌʌdz fɚðə lˈeɪt ɡlˈeɪʃəl ænd pˈoʊstɡleɪʃəl pˈiəɹɪədz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə tˈaɪm ʌv mˈɛltwɔːɾɚ pˈʌls wˈʌn ˈeɪ. ðə kɹənˈɑːlədʒi ʌv flˈʌdɪŋ ᵻvˈɛnts fˈaʊnd baɪ ðə stˈʌdi ʌv nˈuːmɚɹəs kˈoːɹz ɔnðə luːˌiːzɪˈænə kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl ʃˈɛlf ænd slˈoʊp ɑːɹ ɪn ɐɡɹˈiːmənt ðætðə tˈaɪmɪŋ ʌv mˈɛltwɔːɾɚ pˈʌlsᵻz.
They have been used to reconstruct both the duration and discharge of Mississippi River meltwater events and superfloods for the Late glacial and postglacial periods, including the time of meltwater pulse 1A. The chronology of flooding events found by the study of numerous cores on the Louisiana continental shelf and slope are in agreement that the timing of meltwater pulses.