European Glacial Landscapes: Maximum Extent of Glaciations

ISBN-13: 9780128234983 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 548 str.

David Palacios; P. D. Hughes; Jose M. Garcia Ruiz

Recenzje

"Where to start? How to begin? This is the eternal problem that every person interested in learning a new subject must face, from young students to senior researchers. In a subject such as European glaciation, where a vast amount of knowledge has been produced over two centuries, this question is particularly relevant. In "European Glacial Landscapes: Maximum extent of glaciations”, editors D. Palacios, P.D. Hugues, J.M. García-Ruiz and N. Andrés, put together a continental scale synthesis of the state of the art knowledge on the distribution, chronology and significance of landforms created during past glaciations across Europe. Through a series of concise and well-written articles, more than 60 contributing authors summarize the climatic context, scientific questions, and advances of the current understanding of the glacial landscapes of Europe.

The book is divided into six parts or sections. Part I provides a great introduction to the various topics (both practical and theorical) discussed in the book. Part II presents the geographical characteristics and the relevance of the different regions discussed in the book. Part III is devoted to describing the current state of knowledge on the evolution of climate and ocean dynamics during the Last Glacial Cycle. Parts IV and V focus on describing and analyzing the glacial landforms/landscapes developed before and during the Last Glacial Maximum (29 - 19 ka), respectively.  Finally, in Part VI, the authors synthesize the previous parts, by highlighting the importance of the European glacial landscapes in the context of great climatic variability.

This compilation represents a monumental effort to provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution of the ice masses that once covered Europe and set the basis to dive into more detailed literature regarding the glacial history of particular regions within the continent. To this end, each chapter suggests a list of key references that the reader should consult to address specific questions related to the subject. This volume is extensively illustrated with detailed figures and standardized maps (with common symbols and colour ramps for the topographic bases), which facilitate our understanding of the glacier histories across the continent. Finally, the ages presented in this book were recalibrated (radiocarbon ages) and recalculated (cosmogenic surface exposure dating) using the most up to date procedures, which permit a direct comparison between key European sites and other formerly glaciated regions around the globe, under a unified chronological framework.

We are delighted to learn that this volume is only the first part of a larger effort. The editors have promised to compile a second volume with a synthesis of the glacial landforms formed during the last deglaciation (~19 - 12 ka). We look forward to seeing the results of this new enterprise, and thus to continuing to expand our knowledge on middle latitude glaciations and exploring profound questions as to the interhemispheric teleconnections between boreal and austral glaciers and climates" --Esteban A. Sagredo, Ph.D, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Rodrigo L. Soteres, Universidad de Magallanes

Spis treści

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