Atmosphere–cryosphere interactions during the last phase of the Last Glacial Maximum (21 ka) in the European Alps

• Published in: Climate of the Past
• Main Authors: C. Del Gobbo, R. R. Colucci, G. Monegato, M. Žebre, F. Giorgi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
• Subjects: Environmental pollution; TD172-193.5; Environmental protection; TD169-171.8; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Ela; Greenland; glacier
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-1805-2023; https://doaj.org/article/0d43b962c3314e44833892b987b3c39b

Evidence that during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) glaciers extended well into the piedmont plains is still identifiable in the alpine foreland as a system of well-preserved moraines. Glaciers are strongly controlled by temperature and precipitation, and therefore, they are excellent indicators of...