Chapter 10 - Quaternary Glaciations in the French Alps and Jura.

10 pages International audience During last glacial maximum, the pre-existing relief of the Alps and the Jura Mountains controlled glacier development. The Jura massive morphology, only slightly dissected by valleys, resulted in a wide ice-sheet; and this situation contrasts with the Alps where nume...

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Main Authors: Buoncristiani, Jean-François, Campy, Michel
Other Authors: Biogéosciences UMR 6282 (BGS), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), J. Ehlers, P.L. Gibbard & P.D. Hughes
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2011
Subjects:
Alps
Jura
ice sheet
valley glacier
relief
[SDU.STU.GL]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Glaciology
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://hal.science/hal-01115094
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53447-7.00010-6
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Summary:10 pages International audience During last glacial maximum, the pre-existing relief of the Alps and the Jura Mountains controlled glacier development. The Jura massive morphology, only slightly dissected by valleys, resulted in a wide ice-sheet; and this situation contrasts with the Alps where numerous deep valleys were filled by big glaciers.

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