The Quaternary Ice Age in the Alps

Volume 19
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-0-444-53792-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 673 g

The Quaternary Ice Age in the Alps, Volume Eighteen presents an overview of the present knowledge on environmental change as seen through the history of the quaternary ice age in the Alps. Its main theme is a description of the stratigraphic record produced by fundamental changes in the environment through multiple cycles of glacier advance and retreat.

Zielgruppe

<p>researchers in quaternary science, paleoecology, paleoclimatology, quaternary geology and geomorphology, hydrology. pedology, engineering first of all in Central Europe, but given the central role of the Alpine glaciation in stratigraphy also worldwide Central Europe.</p> <p>secondary market: school teachers and interested lay-persons and related professionals (civil and forestry engineers, environmental administration, alpinist, academic libraries.</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schlüchter, Christian

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Historische Geologie, Geochronologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläontologie, Taphonomie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geomorphologie, Erosion, Glaziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Causes and effects of ice ages2. The Alps in a global context3. The Last Glaciation4. The last warm period5. Older extensive glaciations6. Older warm periods7. The Middle Pleistocene Events (MPE) / Revolutions (MPR)8. Pre-MPE /MPR glaciations9. Karst10. North-South and East-West disharmonies11. Reference sections / Proposals for excursions12. Why is the Quaternary (Period) important?13. Open questions14. References

Über Autor(innen)

Schlüchter, Christian
Christian Schluechter is Professor Emeritus for the Institute of Geological Science at the University of Bern. His research interest includes quaternary geology, glaciers, and ice ages. He previously served as the chair of Quaternary and Environmental Geology at the University of Bern. He has done extensive fieldwork in the Alps and on all the continents, including 8 expeditions to Antarctica.For many years, Christian has been actively engaged in the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) for which he organised the International Congress in 2011 in Bern.