An overview of the Last Glacial Cycle

International audience This introductory chapter succinctly describes the evolution of the European Ice Sheet configuration during the Last Glacial Period, from the end of Marine Isotopic Stage (MIS) 5e to the onset of MIS 1 (116–14.7 cal ka BP), and defines the millennial-scale changes that have pu...

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Main Author: Sanchez Goni, Maria Fernanda
Other Authors: Environnements et Paléoenvironnements OCéaniques (EPOC), Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers (OASU), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ELSEVIER
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2021
Subjects:
[SDE]Environmental Sciences
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://hal.science/hal-04299271
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823498-3.00012-1
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Summary:International audience This introductory chapter succinctly describes the evolution of the European Ice Sheet configuration during the Last Glacial Period, from the end of Marine Isotopic Stage (MIS) 5e to the onset of MIS 1 (116–14.7 cal ka BP), and defines the millennial-scale changes that have punctuated this time period, that is, the Dansgaard–Oeschger cycles and the different episodes of iceberg discharges, including the Heinrich events. A short description of the impact of these millennial-scale changes on European vegetation and climate is also provided as a prelude to the following chapters.

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