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Paleo-climate of the central European uplands during the last glacial maximum based on glacier mass-balance modeling
- Source :
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Quaternary Research . Jan2013, Vol. 79 Issue 1, p49-54. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Abstract: During the last glacial maximum (LGM), glaciers existed in scattered mountainous locations in central Europe between the major ice masses of Fennoscandia and the Alps. A positive degree-day glacier mass-balance model is used to constrain paleo-climate conditions associated with reconstructed LGM glacier extents of four central European upland regions: the Vosges Mountains, the Black Forest, the Bavarian Forest, and the Giant Mountains. With reduced precipitation (25–75%), reflecting a drier LGM climate, the modeling yields temperature depressions of 8–15°C. To reproduce past glaciers more severe cooling is required in the west than in the east, indicating a strong west–east temperature anomaly gradient. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00335894
- Volume :
- 79
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Quaternary Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 84481419
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2012.09.005