David Palacios,
Philip D. Hughes,
Jose M. Garcia-Ruiz,
Nuria de Andrés
e.a.
Elsevier Science
e druk, 2021
9780128234983
European Glacial Landscapes
Maximum Extent of Glaciations
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Elsevier Science |
e druk, 2021
ISBN13: 9780128234983
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European Glacial Landscapes: Maximum Extent of Glaciations brings together relevant experts on the history of glaciers and their impact on the landscape of the main regions of Europe. In some regions the largest recorded glaciations occurred before the Last Glacial Cycle, in one of the major glacial cycles of the Middle Pleistocene. However, the best-preserved evidence of glaciation in the landscape is from the Last Glacial Cycle (Late Pleistocene). The book also analyses these older glacial landforms that can sometimes still be seen in the landscape today. This analysis provides a better understanding of the succession of Pleistocene glaciations and the intervening interglacial periods, examining their possible continental synchrony or asynchrony of past glacier behaviour. The result of this analysis gives important new insights and information on the origin and effects of climatic and geomorphological variability across Europe.
European Glacial Landscapes: Maximum Extent of Glaciations examines the landscapes produced by glaciers throughout Europe, the geomorphological effects of glaciations, as well as the chronology and evolution of the past glaciers, with the aim of understanding the interrelationship between glacial expansion and climate changes on this continent. This book is a valuable tool for geographers, geologist, environmental scientists, researchers in physics and earth sciences.
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<p>Part I Introduction<br>1. Introduction<br>2. The Quaternary ice ages<br>3. Previous synthesis of European Glacial Landscapes</p> <p>PART II The distribution of glacial landscapes in Europe<br>Section 1 European regions that were covered by the European Ice Sheet Complex (EISC)<br>4. The European Ice Sheet Complex<br>5. Glacial landscapes of Fennoscandia<br>6. Glacial landscapes of Northern Central Europe<br>7. Glacial landscapes of European Russia<br>8. The Eurasian Arctic<br>9. The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian continental margin<br>10. Glacial landscapes of Britain and Ireland<br>Section 2 European regions that not were covered by the EISC<br>11. Glacial landscapes of the Ural Mountains<br>12. Glacial landscapes of Iceland<br>13. Glacial landscapes of the Tatra Mountains<br>14. Glacial landscapes of the Romanian Carpathians<br>15. Glacial landscapes of the Alps<br>16. Glacial landscape of the Pyrenees<br>17. The Iberian Peninsula (except for the Pyrenees)<br>18. The Italian Peninsula<br>19. Glacial landscapes of the Balkans<br>20. The Anatolian Peninsula</p> <p>PART III Climate changes during the Last Glacial Cycle in the eastern North Atlantic region<br>Section 1 The Last Glacial Cycle<br>21. An overview of the Last Glacial Cycle<br>22. Ice volume and sea-level changes during Last Glacial Cycle: Evidence from marine records<br>23. Definition of the Last Glacial Cycle marine stages and chronology<br>24. Abrupt climatic variability: Dansgaard_Oeschger events<br>25. Abrupt (or millennial or suborbital) climatic variability: Heinrich events/stadials<br>26. The Global Last Glacial Maximum: the Eastern North Atlantic (marine sediments) and the Greenland Ice Sheet climatic signal</p> <p>PART IV European glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum (Before 29 ka)<br>27. Concept and global context of the glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>Section 1 European regions that were covered by the European Ice Sheet Complex (EISC)<br>28. The EISC evolution prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>29. Fennoscandia: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>30. Northern Central Europe: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>31. European Russia: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>32. The Eurasian Arctic: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum (before 29 ka)<br>33. The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian Continental Margin: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>34. Britain and Ireland: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>Section 2 European regions that not were covered by the EISC<br>35. The Ural Mountains: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>36. Iceland: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>37. The Tatra Mountains: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>38. The Romanian Carpathians: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>39. The Alps: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>40. The Pyrenees: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>41. The Iberian Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum <br>42. The Italian mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>43. The Balkans: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>44. The Anatolian mountains: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum<br>Section 3 Synthesis of Part II<br>45. The European glacial landscapes prior to the Last Glacial Maximumsynthesis</p> <p>PART V The European glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum (29_19 ka)<br>46. Concept and global context of the glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>Section 1 European regions that were covered by the European Ice Sheet Complex (EISC)<br>47. European Ice Sheet Complex evolution during the Last Glacial Maximum (29_19 ka)<br>48. Fennoscandia: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>49. Northern Central Europe: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>50. European Russia: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>51. The Eurasian Arctic: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>52. The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian continental margin: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>53. Britain and Ireland: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>Section 2 European regions that were not covered by the EISC<br>54. The Ural Mountains: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>55. Iceland: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>56. The Tatra Mountains: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>57. The Romanian Carpathians: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum (29_19 ka)<br>58. The Alps: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>59. The Pyrenees: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>60. The Iberian Mountains: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>61. The Italian mountains: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>62. The Balkans: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>63. The Anatolian Mountains: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum<br>Section 3 Synthesis of Part IV<br>64. The European glacial landscapes from the Last Glacial Maximum-Synthesis</p> <p>PART VI Synthesis of the European Landscapes from maximum glacial extension<br>65. The importance of European glacial landscapes in a context of great climatic variability</p>