Description
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
Table of Contents
Part I Introduction1. Introduction2. The Quaternary ice ages3. Previous synthesis of European Glacial LandscapesPART II The distribution of glacial landscapes in EuropeSection 1 European regions that were covered by the European Ice Sheet Complex (EISC)4. The European Ice Sheet Complex5. Glacial landscapes of Fennoscandia6. Glacial landscapes of Northern Central Europe7. Glacial landscapes of European Russia8. The Eurasian Arctic9. The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian continental margin10. Glacial landscapes of Britain and IrelandSection 2 European regions that not were covered by the EISC11. Glacial landscapes of the Ural Mountains12. Glacial landscapes of Iceland13. Glacial landscapes of the Tatra Mountains14. Glacial landscapes of the Romanian Carpathians15. Glacial landscapes of the Alps16. Glacial landscape of the Pyrenees17. The Iberian Peninsula (except for the Pyrenees)18. The Italian Peninsula19. Glacial landscapes of the Balkans20. The Anatolian PeninsulaPART III Climate changes during the Last Glacial Cycle in the eastern North Atlantic regionSection 1 The Last Glacial Cycle21. An overview of the Last Glacial Cycle22. Ice volume and sea-level changes during Last Glacial Cycle: Evidence from marine records23. Definition of the Last Glacial Cycle marine stages and chronology24. Abrupt climatic variability: Dansgaard_Oeschger events25. Abrupt (or millennial or suborbital) climatic variability: Heinrich events/stadials26. The Global Last Glacial Maximum: the Eastern North Atlantic (marine sediments) and the Greenland Ice Sheet climatic signalPART 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 MaximumSection 1 European regions that were covered by the European Ice Sheet Complex (EISC)28. The EISC evolution prior to the Last Glacial Maximum29. Fennoscandia: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum30. Northern Central Europe: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum31. European Russia: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum32. 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 Maximum34. Britain and Ireland: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial MaximumSection 2 European regions that not were covered by the EISC35. The Ural Mountains: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum36. Iceland: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum37. The Tatra Mountains: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum38. The Romanian Carpathians: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum39. The Alps: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum40. The Pyrenees: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum41. The Iberian Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum 42. The Italian mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum43. The Balkans: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum44. The Anatolian mountains: Glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial MaximumSection 3 Synthesis of Part II45. The European glacial landscapes prior to the Last Glacial MaximumsynthesisPART 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 MaximumSection 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 Maximum49. Northern Central Europe: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum50. European Russia: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum51. The Eurasian Arctic: Glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum52.
