Last Glacial Maximum climatic conditions in the Polish part of the High Tatra Mountains (Western Carpathians)
Palaeoclimatic conditions in the Polish part of the High Tatra Mountains during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) were reconstructed based on the former glacial topography with the use of two independent glacier-climate models. The extent of the palaeoglaciers was determined using the glacial-geomorpho...
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ftjgq:oai:geojournals.pgi.gov.pl:article/7656 2024-09-15T18:38:03+00:00 Last Glacial Maximum climatic conditions in the Polish part of the High Tatra Mountains (Western Carpathians) Makos, Michał Nitychoruk, Jerzy 2011-11-03 application/pdf https://gq.pgi.gov.pl/article/view/7656 eng eng Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute https://gq.pgi.gov.pl/article/view/7656/pdf_10 10.7306/gq.v55i3.7656.g6262 https://gq.pgi.gov.pl/article/view/7656 Geological Quarterly; Vol. 55 No. 3 (2011); 253-268 Geological Quarterly; Tom 55 Nr 3 (2011); 253-268 1641-7291 10.7306/gq.v55i3 Pleistocene Last Glacial Maximum High Tatra Mountains palaeoclimate info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2011 ftjgq https://doi.org/10.7306/gq.v55i3 2024-07-30T03:29:08Z Palaeoclimatic conditions in the Polish part of the High Tatra Mountains during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) were reconstructed based on the former glacial topography with the use of two independent glacier-climate models. The extent of the palaeoglaciers was determined using the glacial-geomorphological record of terminal and lateral moraines as well as trimlines. Two north-faced prominent glaciers were reconstructed (Sucha Woda/Pańszczyca and Biała Woda) with their surface areas as 15.2 and 40.3 km2, respectively. The equilibrium line altitudes (ELA) of these glaciers were determined at the level of 1460 and 1480 m a.s.l. Modelled palaeoclimatic parameters show a mean summer temperature of about 0.3°C and mean annual precipitation of around 580 mm at the equilibrium line altitude of the former glaciers. This means that the summer temperature was lower by 10°C and precipitation was lower by about 60% in relation to the modern conditions. The mean annual temperature was lower by at least 12°C. On the basis of palaeoclimatic data the modern snowline altitude was established at the level of 2450–2550 m a.s.l. This indicates an ELA depression of 1000–1100 metres. Reconstructed climatic parameters at the ELA and ablation gradients indicate that both glaciers were similar to the modern glaciers in Canadian Arctic. Such climatic conditions in Central Europe indicate a cold and dry climate characteristic of the subarctic zone. Article in Journal/Newspaper Subarctic Geological Quarterly |
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Palaeoclimatic conditions in the Polish part of the High Tatra Mountains during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) were reconstructed based on the former glacial topography with the use of two independent glacier-climate models. The extent of the palaeoglaciers was determined using the glacial-geomorphological record of terminal and lateral moraines as well as trimlines. Two north-faced prominent glaciers were reconstructed (Sucha Woda/Pańszczyca and Biała Woda) with their surface areas as 15.2 and 40.3 km2, respectively. The equilibrium line altitudes (ELA) of these glaciers were determined at the level of 1460 and 1480 m a.s.l. Modelled palaeoclimatic parameters show a mean summer temperature of about 0.3°C and mean annual precipitation of around 580 mm at the equilibrium line altitude of the former glaciers. This means that the summer temperature was lower by 10°C and precipitation was lower by about 60% in relation to the modern conditions. The mean annual temperature was lower by at least 12°C. On the basis of palaeoclimatic data the modern snowline altitude was established at the level of 2450–2550 m a.s.l. This indicates an ELA depression of 1000–1100 metres. Reconstructed climatic parameters at the ELA and ablation gradients indicate that both glaciers were similar to the modern glaciers in Canadian Arctic. Such climatic conditions in Central Europe indicate a cold and dry climate characteristic of the subarctic zone. |
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Makos, Michał Nitychoruk, Jerzy |
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Last Glacial Maximum climatic conditions in the Polish part of the High Tatra Mountains (Western Carpathians) |
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Last Glacial Maximum climatic conditions in the Polish part of the High Tatra Mountains (Western Carpathians) |
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Last Glacial Maximum climatic conditions in the Polish part of the High Tatra Mountains (Western Carpathians) |
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Last Glacial Maximum climatic conditions in the Polish part of the High Tatra Mountains (Western Carpathians) |
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Last Glacial Maximum climatic conditions in the Polish part of the High Tatra Mountains (Western Carpathians) |
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last glacial maximum climatic conditions in the polish part of the high tatra mountains (western carpathians) |
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Polish Geological Institute-National Research Institute |
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Geological Quarterly; Vol. 55 No. 3 (2011); 253-268 Geological Quarterly; Tom 55 Nr 3 (2011); 253-268 1641-7291 10.7306/gq.v55i3 |
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