Quaternary glaciations [[electronic resource] ] : extent and chronology : a closer look / / edited by Jürgen Ehlers, Philip L. Gibbard, Philip D. Hughes

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, : Elsevier, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1127 p.)
• Disciplina: 551.79
• Soggetto topico: Geology, Stratigraphic - Quaternary; Paleoclimatology - Quaternary; Glacial landforms
• Altri autori: EhlersJürgen <1948-> GibbardPhilip L <1949-> (Philip Leonard) HughesPhilip D
• Note generali: Two columns to the page.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology: A Closer Look; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. The Digital Maps; 1.3. The Geology; 1.4. Summary; References; Chapter 2: Quaternary Glaciations in Austria; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The Course of the Quaternary; 2.3. The Four Alpine Glaciations; 2.4. Tectonic Activity; 2.5. Development of Glaciers; 2.6. Overdeepened Valleys; 2.7. Last Interglacial-Glacial Cycle; 2.8. Chronology; 2.9. Phase of Ice Decay; 2.10. The Bühl Phase; 2.11. The Steinach Phase; 2.12. The Gschnitz Phase ; 2.13. Chronology2.14. The Daun Phase; 2.15. The Egesen Phase; References; Chapter 3: The Pleistocene Glaciations in Belarus; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Varyazh Glaciation; 3.3. Narev Glaciation; 3.4. Berezina Glaciation; 3.5. Pripyat ́ Glaciation; 3.6. Poozerian Glaciation; 3.7. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Pleistocene Glaciations of Czechia; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Continental Glaciation; 4.3. Elsterian Glaciations; 4.4. Saalian Glaciation; 4.5. Mountain Glaciations; 4.6. Pre-Weichselian Glaciation; 4.7. Weichselian Glaciation; 4.8. Conclusions; References ; Chapter 5: Pleistocene Glaciations in Denmark: A Closer Look at Chronology, Ice Dynamics and Landforms5.1. Introduction; 5.2. The Pleistocene of Denmark; 5.3. Middle Pleistocene Glaciations; 5.4. The Saalian Glaciation; 5.5. Late Pleistocene Glaciations; 5.6. Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: The Glacial History of the British Isles during the Early and Middle Pleistocene: Implications for the long-term...; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Early and Middle Pleistocene Glacial History of the British Isles; 6.3. Discussion; 6.4. Conclusions; References ; Chapter 7: Pleistocene Glaciation Limits in Great Britain7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Evidence for glaciations; 7.3. The British Pleistocene succession; 7.4. The `traditional model ́ of East Anglian glacial stratigraphy; References; Chapter 8: Pleistocene Glaciations in Estonia; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Early Pleistocene; 8.3. Middle Pleistocene; 8.4. Late Pleistocene; 8.5. Conclusions; References; Chapter 9: The Glaciation of Finland; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Middle Pleistocene Glaciations; 9.3. Late Pleistocene Glaciations (ca. 110-11.7ka); References ; Chapter 10: Quaternary Glaciations in the French Alps and Jura10.1. Introduction; 10.2. Middle Pleistocene Glaciations, the External Moraine Complex; 10.3. Late Pleistocene Glaciations, the Internal Moraine Complex; 10.4. Conclusions; References; Chapter 11: Recent Advances in Research on Quaternary Glaciations in the Pyrenees; 11.1. Introduction; 11.2. Middle Pleistocene Glaciations; 11.3. The Last Pleistocene Glacial Cycle (Würmian Stage); 11.4. Conclusions; References; Chapter 12: Late Pleistocene (Würmian) Glaciations of the Caucasus; 12.1. Introduction; 12.2. Methods of Investigation ; 12.3. Results
• Sommario/riassunto: The book presents an up-to-date, detailed overview of the Quaternary glaciations all over the world, not only with regard to stratigraphy but also with regard to major glacial landforms and the extent of the respective ice sheets. The locations of key sites are included. The information is presented in digital, uniformly prepared maps which can be used in a Geographical Information System (GIS) such as ArcView or ArcGIS. The accompanying text supplies the information on how the data were obtained (geomorphology, geological mapping, air photograph evaluation, satellite imagery), how the feat
• Titolo autorizzato: Quaternary glaciations
• ISBN: 1-283-16437-X; 9786613164377; 0-444-53537-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789698203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Developments in Quaternary science ; ; 15.