Keywords:
Glaciers.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (548 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780128236079
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=6808920
Language:
English
Note:
Front Cover -- European Glacial Landscapes -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- About the editors -- I. Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The advance in knowledge of the glacial landscapes -- 1.2 Objectives of the book -- 1.3 The glaciated European regions -- 1.4 The climatic context during the sculpting of the European glacial landscapes -- 1.5 The age and characteristics of European glacial landscapes -- 1.6 Standardised ages and maps used in the book -- References -- 2 The Quaternary ice ages -- 2.1 The discovery of the Quaternary ice ages -- 2.2 The antecedents of the Quaternary ice ages -- 2.3 Causes and characteristics of the Quaternary ice ages -- References -- 3 Previous synthesis of European Glacial Landscapes -- References -- II. The distribution of glacial landscapes in Europe -- 1 European regions that were covered by the European Ice Sheet Complex (EISC) -- 4 The European Ice Sheet Complex -- References -- 5 Glacial landscapes of Fennoscandia -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Scandinavian Mountains -- 5.3 Fennoscandian Shield -- 5.4 Baltic Sea -- 5.5 Denmark and Skåne -- 5.6 Glacial research in Fennoscandia -- References -- 6 Glacial landscapes of Northern Central Europe -- References -- 7 Glacial landscapes of European Russia -- References -- 8 The Eurasian Arctic -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Barents Sea -- 8.3 High Arctic islands and archipelagos -- 8.4 Kara Sea and Arctic Russia -- 8.5 Glacial knowledge of the Eurasian Arctic -- References -- 9 The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian continental margin -- 9.1 The North Sea -- 9.2 The Mid-Norwegian continental margin -- References -- 10 Glacial landscapes of Britain and Ireland -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Ireland -- 10.3 Wales -- 10.4 England -- 10.5 Scotland -- References -- 2 European regions that not were covered by the EISC -- 11 Glacial landscapes of the Ural Mountains.
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11.1 Brief description of the mountain range's geology and geomorphology -- 11.2 Climate -- 11.3 Today's glaciers -- 11.4 Ice Age glaciations -- 11.5 Summary -- References -- 12 Glacial landscapes of Iceland -- References -- 13 Glacial landscapes of the Tatra Mountains -- References -- 14 Glacial landscapes of the Romanian Carpathians -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 The Eastern Carpathians -- 14.3 The Southern Carpathians -- 14.4 The Apuseni Mountains -- 14.5 Progress in the knowledge of the glacial landscapes -- References -- 15 Glacial landscapes of the Alps -- References -- 16 Glacial landscape of the Pyrenees -- References -- 17 The Iberian Peninsula (except for the Pyrenees) -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 The Cantabrian Mountains -- 17.3 The NW ranges -- 17.4 Central Range -- 17.5 Iberian Range -- 17.6 Sierra Nevada -- 17.7 Progress in the knowledge of the glacial landscapes -- References -- 18 The Italian Peninsula -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 The Northern Apennines -- 18.3 Central Apennines -- 18.4 Southern Apennines -- 18.5 Progress in the knowledge of the glacial landscapes -- References -- 19 Glacial landscapes of the Balkans -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Greece -- 19.3 Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo -- 19.4 Dinaric Alps, Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia -- 19.5 Bulgaria -- References -- 20 The Anatolian Peninsula -- References -- Further reading -- III. Climate changes during the Last Glacial Cycle in the eastern North Atlantic region -- 1 The Last Glacial Cycle -- 21 An overview of the Last Glacial Cycle -- References -- 22 Ice volume and sea-level changes during Last Glacial Cycle: evidence from marine records -- References -- 23 Definition of the Last Glacial Cycle marine stages and chronology -- References -- 24 Abrupt climatic variability: Dansgaard-Oeschger events -- References.
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25 Abrupt (or millennial or suborbital) climatic variability: Heinrich events/stadials -- References -- 26 The Global Last Glacial Maximum: the Eastern North Atlantic (marine sediments) and the Greenland Ice Sheet climatic signal -- References -- IV. European glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum (Before 29 ka) -- 27 Concept and global context of the glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- 27.1 Pleistocene glacial cycles -- 27.2 Pre-LGM glaciations in Europe -- 27.3 The importance of the pre-LGM glaciations on the landscapes of Europe -- References -- 1 European regions that were covered by the European Ice Sheet Complex (EISC) -- 28 The EISC evolution prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- 28.1 Overview of EISC evolution -- 28.2 Implications for ice sheet-climate system interactions -- 28.3 Landscapes of the EISC prior to the LGM -- 28.4 Outlook -- References -- 29 Fennoscandia: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- 29.1 Introduction -- 29.2 Denmark and Skåne -- 29.3 Fennoscandian Shield -- 29.4 Scandinavian Mountain range -- References -- 30 Northern Central Europe: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- References -- 31 European Russia: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- 31.1 European Russia glacial landforms from MIS 16 -- 31.2 European Russia glacial landforms from Penultimate Glacial Cycle (Saalian, MIS 8-6) -- 31.3 European Russia glacial landforms from MIS 5, 4, and 3 -- References -- 32 The Eurasian Arctic: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum (before 29ka) -- 32.1 Introduction -- 32.2 Barents Sea -- 32.3 High Arctic islands and archipelagos -- 32.4 Kara Sea and Arctic Russia -- References -- 33 The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian Continental Margin: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- References.
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34 Britain and Ireland: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- 34.1 Middle Pleistocene glaciations -- 34.1.1 Pre-Anglian Stage glaciation -- 34.1.2 Anglian Stage glaciation -- 34.1.3 Wolstonian Stage glaciation -- 34.2 Late Pleistocene pre-Last Glacial Maximum glaciations -- 34.3 Summary -- References -- 2 European regions that not were covered by the EISC -- 35 The Ural Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- 35.1 Introduction -- 35.2 Style of glaciation -- 35.3 Middle Pleistocene glaciations -- 35.4 Pre-LGM glacial advances during the Last Glacial Cycle -- 35.4.1 Ice-sheet advances -- 35.4.2 Mountain glaciers -- 35.5 MIS 4 was a cold period with a major drop in the glacier equilibrium line altitudes -- 35.6 Ice-free interval during MIS 3 -- 35.7 Possible regrowth of glaciers during a late stage of MIS 3 -- 35.8 Summary -- References -- 36 Iceland: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- References -- 37 The Tatra Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- References -- 38 The Romanian Carpathians: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- 38.1 Introduction -- 38.2 Eastern Carpathians -- 38.3 Southern Carpathians -- References -- 39 The Alps: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- 39.1 Introduction -- 39.2 Early and Middle Pleistocene glaciations -- 39.3 Late Pleistocene (Last Glacial Cycle) glaciations -- References -- 40 The Pyrenees: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- 40.1 The most extensive glaciation of the Late Pleistocene occurred before the LGM -- 40.1.1 Evidence from northern massifs -- 40.1.2 Evidence from southern massifs -- 40.2 Preliminary indications of major glacier fluctuations during MIS 3 -- 40.3 Middle Pleistocene glaciation: still poorly documented -- References.
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41 The Iberian Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- 41.1 Introduction -- 41.2 Cantabrian Mountains -- 41.3 NW ranges -- 41.4 Central Range -- 41.5 Iberian Range -- 41.6 Betic Range -- References -- 42 The Italian mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- 42.1 Introduction -- 42.2 Northern Apennines -- 42.3 Central Apennines -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 43 The Balkans: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- 43.1 Middle Pleistocene glaciations -- 43.1.1 Skamnellian Stage glaciation -- 43.1.2 Vlasian Stage glaciation -- 43.2 Late Pleistocene, pre-LGM glaciation -- References -- 44 The Anatolian mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- 44.1 Introduction -- 44.2 Eastern Black Sea Mountains -- 44.3 Western Taurus Mountains -- 44.4 Northwestern Anatolia -- References -- 3 Synthesis of Part III -- 45 The European glacial landscapes prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - synthesis -- 45.1 Glacial landforms of the European Ice Sheet Complex prior to the Last Glacial Maximum -- 45.2 Glacial landforms beyond the EISC: on Iceland and in the mountains of Central and Southern Europe -- 45.3 Major similarities/differences between regions and their causes -- 45.4 The pre-LGC European landscapes in a global context -- 45.5 Pending research -- References -- V. The European glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum (29-19 ka) -- 46 Concept and global context of the glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum -- 46.1 The Last Glacial Maximum -- 46.2 Defining the LGM -- 46.3 The geomorphological legacy of the LGM -- References -- 1 European regions that were covered by the European Ice Sheet Complex (EISC) -- 47 European Ice Sheet Complex evolution during the Last Glacial Maximum (29-19ka) -- 47.1 EISC evolution during the Last Glacial Maximum (29-19ka).
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47.2 LGM landscapes and landforms of the EISC.
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