European Glacial Landscapes: Maximum Extent of Glaciations

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. Provides a synthesis that highlights the main similarities or differences, through both space and time, during the maximum recorded expansions of Pleistocene glaciers in Europe Features research from experts in glacial geomorphology, palaeo-glaciology, palaeo-climatology and palaeo-oceanography on glacial expansion in Europe Includes detailed color figures and maps, providing a comprehensive comparison of the glacial landscapes of European Pleistocene glaciers INDICE: Part I Introduction 1. Introduction 2. The Quaternary ice ages 3. Previous synthesis of European Glacial Landscapes PART II The distribution of glacial landscapes in Europe Section 1 European regions that were covered by the European Ice Sheet Complex (EISC) 4. The European Ice Sheet Complex 5. Glacial landscapes of Fennoscandia 6. Glacial landscapes of Northern Central Europe 7. Glacial landscapes of European Russia 8. The Eurasian Arctic 9. The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian continental margin 10. Glacial landscapes of Britain and Ireland Section 2 European regions that not were covered by the EISC 11. Glacial landscapes of the Ural Mountains 12. Glacial landscapes of Iceland 13. Glacial landscapes of the Tatra Mountains 14. Glacial landscapes of the Romanian Carpathians 15. Glacial landscapes of the Alps 16. Glacial landscape of the Pyrenees 17. The Iberian Peninsula (except for the Pyrenees) 18. The Italian Peninsula 19. Glacial landscapes of the Balkans 20. The Anatolian Peninsula PART III Climate changes during the Last Glacial Cycle in the eastern North Atlantic region Section 1 The Last Glacial Cycle 21. An overview of the Last Glacial Cycle 22. Ice volume and sea-level changes during Last Glacial Cycle: Evidence from marine records 23. Definition of the Last Glacial Cycle marine stages and chronology 24. Abrupt climatic variability: Dansgaard_Oeschger events 25. Abrupt (or millennial or suborbital) climatic variability: Heinrich events/stadials 26. The Global Last Glacial Maximum: the Eastern North Atlantic (marine sediments) and the Greenland Ice Sheet climatic signal PART 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 Section 1 European regions that were covered by the European Ice Sheet Complex (EISC) 28. The EISC evolution prior to the Last Glacial Maximum 29. Fennoscandia: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum 30. Northern Central Europe: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum 31. European Russia: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum 32. The Eurasian Arctic: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum (before 29 ka) 33. The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian Continental Margin: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum 34. Britain and Ireland: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum Section 2 European regions that not were covered by the EISC 35. The Ural Mountains: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum 36. Iceland: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum 37. The Tatra Mountains: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum 38. The Romanian Carpathians: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum 39. The Alps: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum 40. The Pyrenees: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum 41. The Iberian Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum 42. The Italian mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum 43. The Balkans: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum 44. The Anatolian mountains: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum Section 3 Synthesis of Part II 45. The European glacial landscapes prior to the Last Glacial Maximumsynthesis PART 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 Section 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_19 ka) 48. Fennoscandia: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum 49. Northern Central Europe: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum 50. European Russia: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum 51. The Eurasian Arctic: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum 52. The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian continental margin: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum 53. Britain and Ireland: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum Section 2 European regions that were not covered by the EISC 54. The Ural Mountains: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum 55. Iceland: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum 56. The Tatra Mountains: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum 57. The Romanian Carpathians: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum (29_19 ka) 58. The Alps: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum 59. The Pyrenees: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum 60. The Iberian Mountains: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum 61. The Italian mountains: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum 62. The Balkans: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum 63. The Anatolian Mountains: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum Section 3 Synthesis of Part IV 64. The European glacial landscapes from the Last Glacial Maximum-Synthesis PART VI Synthesis of the European Landscapes from maximum glacial extension 65. The importance of European glacial landscapes in a context of great climatic variability

• ISBN: 978-0-12-823498-3
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 546
• Fecha Publicación: 18/11/2021
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés