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.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 3 2. Chapter 2 The Quaternary ice ages - p. 9 3. Chapter 3 Previous synthesis of European Glacial Landscapes - p. 19 4. Chapter 4 The European Ice Sheet Complex - p. 29 5. Chapter 5 Glacial landscapes of Fennoscandia - p. 37 6. Chapter 6 Glacial landscapes of Northern Central Europe - p. 45 7. Chapter 7 Glacial landscapes of European Russia - p. 53 8. Chapter 8 The Eurasian Arctic - p. 59 9. Chapter 9 The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian continental margin - p. 65 10. Chapter 10 Glacial landscapes of Britain and Ireland - p. 75 11. Chapter 11 Glacial landscapes of the Ural Mountains - p. 89 12. Chapter 12 Glacial landscapes of Iceland - p. 95 13. Chapter 13 Glacial landscapes of the Tatra Mountains - p. 103 14. Chapter 14 Glacial landscapes of the Romanian Carpathians - p. 109 15. Chapter 15 Glacial landscapes of the Alps - p. 115 16. Chapter 16 Glacial landscape of the Pyrenees - p. 123 17. Chapter 17 The Iberian Peninsula (except for the Pyrenees) - p. 129 18. Chapter 18 The Italian Peninsula - p. 135 19. Chapter 19 Glacial landscapes of the Balkans - p. 141 20. Chapter 20 The Anatolian Peninsula - p. 149 21. Chapter 21 An overview of the Last Glacial Cycle - p. 163 22. Chapter 22 Ice volume and sea-level changes during Last Glacial Cycle: evidence from marine records - p. 169 23. Chapter 23 Definition of the Last Glacial Cycle marine stages and chronology - p. 171 24. Chapter 24 Abrupt climatic variability: Dansgaard–Oeschger events - p. 175 25. Chapter 25 Abrupt (or millennial or suborbital) climatic variability: Heinrich events/stadials - p. 181 26. Chapter 26 The Global Last Glacial Maximum: the Eastern North Atlantic (marine sediments) and the Greenland Ice Sheet climatic signal - p. 189 27. Chapter 27 Concept and global context of the glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 197 28. Chapter 28 The EISC evolution prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 203 29. Chapter 29 Fennoscandia: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 213 30. Chapter 30 Northern Central Europe: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 223 31. Chapter 31 European Russia: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 229 32. Chapter 32 The Eurasian Arctic: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum (before 29 ka) - p. 233 33. Chapter 33 The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian Continental Margin: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 241 34. Chapter 34 Britain and Ireland: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 245 35. Chapter 35 The Ural Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 257 36. Chapter 36 Iceland: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 265 37. Chapter 37 The Tatra Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 271 38. Chapter 38 The Romanian Carpathians: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 277 39. Chapter 39 The Alps: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 283 40. Chapter 40 The Pyrenees: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 295 41. Chapter 41 The Iberian Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 309 42. Chapter 42 The Italian mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 317 43. Chapter 43 The Balkans: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 323 44. Chapter 44 The Anatolian mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 333 45. Chapter 45 The European glacial landscapes prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - synthesis - p. 341 46. Chapter 46 Concept and global context of the glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 355 47. Chapter 47 European Ice Sheet Complex evolution during the Last Glacial Maximum (29–19 ka) - p. 361 48. Chapter 48 Fennoscandia: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 373 49. Chapter 49 Northern Central Europe: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 381 50. Chapter 50 European Russia: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 389 51. Chapter 51 The Eurasian Arctic: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 395 52. Chapter 52 The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian continental margin: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 401 53. Chapter 53 Britain and Ireland: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 407 54. Chapter 54 The Ural Mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 419 55. Chapter 55 Iceland: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 427 56. Chapter 56 The Tatra Mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 435 57. Chapter 57 The Romanian Carpathians: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum (29–19 ka) - p. 441 58. Chapter 58 The Alps: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 449 59. Chapter 59 The Pyrenees: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 461 60. Chapter 60 The Iberian Mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 473 61. Chapter 61 The Italian mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 481 62. Chapter 62 The Balkans: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 487 63. Chapter 63 The Anatolian Mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 497 64. Chapter 64 The European glacial landscapes from the Last Glacial Maximum - synthesis - p. 507 65. Chapter 65 The importance of European glacial landscapes in a context of great climatic variability - p. 519 66. Index - p. 523
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.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 3 2. Chapter 2 The Quaternary ice ages - p. 9 3. Chapter 3 Previous synthesis of European Glacial Landscapes - p. 19 4. Chapter 4 The European Ice Sheet Complex - p. 29 5. Chapter 5 Glacial landscapes of Fennoscandia - p. 37 6. Chapter 6 Glacial landscapes of Northern Central Europe - p. 45 7. Chapter 7 Glacial landscapes of European Russia - p. 53 8. Chapter 8 The Eurasian Arctic - p. 59 9. Chapter 9 The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian continental margin - p. 65 10. Chapter 10 Glacial landscapes of Britain and Ireland - p. 75 11. Chapter 11 Glacial landscapes of the Ural Mountains - p. 89 12. Chapter 12 Glacial landscapes of Iceland - p. 95 13. Chapter 13 Glacial landscapes of the Tatra Mountains - p. 103 14. Chapter 14 Glacial landscapes of the Romanian Carpathians - p. 109 15. Chapter 15 Glacial landscapes of the Alps - p. 115 16. Chapter 16 Glacial landscape of the Pyrenees - p. 123 17. Chapter 17 The Iberian Peninsula (except for the Pyrenees) - p. 129 18. Chapter 18 The Italian Peninsula - p. 135 19. Chapter 19 Glacial landscapes of the Balkans - p. 141 20. Chapter 20 The Anatolian Peninsula - p. 149 21. Chapter 21 An overview of the Last Glacial Cycle - p. 163 22. Chapter 22 Ice volume and sea-level changes during Last Glacial Cycle: evidence from marine records - p. 169 23. Chapter 23 Definition of the Last Glacial Cycle marine stages and chronology - p. 171 24. Chapter 24 Abrupt climatic variability: Dansgaard–Oeschger events - p. 175 25. Chapter 25 Abrupt (or millennial or suborbital) climatic variability: Heinrich events/stadials - p. 181 26. Chapter 26 The Global Last Glacial Maximum: the Eastern North Atlantic (marine sediments) and the Greenland Ice Sheet climatic signal - p. 189 27. Chapter 27 Concept and global context of the glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 197 28. Chapter 28 The EISC evolution prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 203 29. Chapter 29 Fennoscandia: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 213 30. Chapter 30 Northern Central Europe: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 223 31. Chapter 31 European Russia: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 229 32. Chapter 32 The Eurasian Arctic: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum (before 29 ka) - p. 233 33. Chapter 33 The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian Continental Margin: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 241 34. Chapter 34 Britain and Ireland: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 245 35. Chapter 35 The Ural Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 257 36. Chapter 36 Iceland: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 265 37. Chapter 37 The Tatra Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 271 38. Chapter 38 The Romanian Carpathians: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 277 39. Chapter 39 The Alps: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 283 40. Chapter 40 The Pyrenees: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 295 41. Chapter 41 The Iberian Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 309 42. Chapter 42 The Italian mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 317 43. Chapter 43 The Balkans: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 323 44. Chapter 44 The Anatolian mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 333 45. Chapter 45 The European glacial landscapes prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - synthesis - p. 341 46. Chapter 46 Concept and global context of the glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 355 47. Chapter 47 European Ice Sheet Complex evolution during the Last Glacial Maximum (29–19 ka) - p. 361 48. Chapter 48 Fennoscandia: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 373 49. Chapter 49 Northern Central Europe: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 381 50. Chapter 50 European Russia: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 389 51. Chapter 51 The Eurasian Arctic: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 395 52. Chapter 52 The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian continental margin: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 401 53. Chapter 53 Britain and Ireland: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 407 54. Chapter 54 The Ural Mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 419 55. Chapter 55 Iceland: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 427 56. Chapter 56 The Tatra Mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 435 57. Chapter 57 The Romanian Carpathians: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum (29–19 ka) - p. 441 58. Chapter 58 The Alps: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 449 59. Chapter 59 The Pyrenees: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 461 60. Chapter 60 The Iberian Mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 473 61. Chapter 61 The Italian mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 481 62. Chapter 62 The Balkans: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 487 63. Chapter 63 The Anatolian Mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum - p. 497 64. Chapter 64 The European glacial landscapes from the Last Glacial Maximum - synthesis - p. 507 65. Chapter 65 The importance of European glacial landscapes in a context of great climatic variability - p. 519 66. Index - p. 523
