European Glacial Landscapes

Maximum Extent of Glaciations

David Palacios, Philip D. Hughes, Jose M. Garcia-Ruiz, Nuria de Andrés

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9780128234983
• eBook ISBN: 9780128236079
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Geology & Earth Sciences

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

• European Glacial Landscapes
• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• List of contributors
• About the editors
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 The Quaternary ice ages
• Chapter 3 Previous synthesis of European Glacial Landscapes
• Chapter 4 The European Ice Sheet Complex
• Chapter 5 Glacial landscapes of Fennoscandia
• Chapter 6 Glacial landscapes of Northern Central Europe
• Chapter 7 Glacial landscapes of European Russia
• Chapter 8 The Eurasian Arctic
• Chapter 9 The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian continental margin
• Chapter 10 Glacial landscapes of Britain and Ireland
• Chapter 11 Glacial landscapes of the Ural Mountains
• Chapter 12 Glacial landscapes of Iceland
• Chapter 13 Glacial landscapes of the Tatra Mountains
• Chapter 14 Glacial landscapes of the Romanian Carpathians
• Chapter 15 Glacial landscapes of the Alps
• Chapter 16 Glacial landscape of the Pyrenees
• Chapter 17 The Iberian Peninsula (except for the Pyrenees)
• Chapter 18 The Italian Peninsula
• Chapter 19 Glacial landscapes of the Balkans
• Chapter 20 The Anatolian Peninsula
• Chapter 21 An overview of the Last Glacial Cycle
• Chapter 22 Ice volume and sea-level changes during Last Glacial Cycle: evidence from marine records
• Chapter 23 Definition of the Last Glacial Cycle marine stages and chronology
• Chapter 24 Abrupt climatic variability: Dansgaard–Oeschger events
• Chapter 25 Abrupt (or millennial or suborbital) climatic variability: Heinrich events/stadials
• Chapter 26 The Global Last Glacial Maximum: the Eastern North Atlantic (marine sediments) and the Greenland Ice Sheet climatic signal
• Chapter 27 Concept and global context of the glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 28 The EISC evolution prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 29 Fennoscandia: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 30 Northern Central Europe: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 31 European Russia: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 32 The Eurasian Arctic: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum (before 29 ka)
• Chapter 33 The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian Continental Margin: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 34 Britain and Ireland: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 35 The Ural Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 36 Iceland: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 37 The Tatra Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 38 The Romanian Carpathians: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 39 The Alps: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 40 The Pyrenees: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 41 The Iberian Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 42 The Italian mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 43 The Balkans: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 44 The Anatolian mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 45 The European glacial landscapes prior to the Last Glacial Maximum - synthesis
• Chapter 46 Concept and global context of the glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 47 European Ice Sheet Complex evolution during the Last Glacial Maximum (29–19 ka)
• Chapter 48 Fennoscandia: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 49 Northern Central Europe: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 50 European Russia: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 51 The Eurasian Arctic: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 52 The North Sea and Mid-Norwegian continental margin: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 53 Britain and Ireland: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 54 The Ural Mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 55 Iceland: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 56 The Tatra Mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 57 The Romanian Carpathians: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum (29–19 ka)
• Chapter 58 The Alps: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 59 The Pyrenees: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 60 The Iberian Mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 61 The Italian mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 62 The Balkans: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 63 The Anatolian Mountains: glacial landforms from the Last Glacial Maximum
• Chapter 64 The European glacial landscapes from the Last Glacial Maximum - synthesis
• Chapter 65 The importance of European glacial landscapes in a context of great climatic variability
• Index