Spatial characterization of glacial and periglacial landforms in the highlands of Sierra Nevada (Spain)

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Palma, Pedro, Oliva, Marc, García-Hernández, C., Gómez Ortiz, A., Ruiz-Fernández, J., Salvador-Franch, F., Catarineu, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: Last Glaciation; Geomorphological map; Glacial and periglacial landforms; Glacier reconstruction; Equilibrium Line Altitude; Paleoclimate; Sierra Nevada; Ela; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/36188; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.196

Sierra Nevada constitutes the southernmost and highest massif in the Iberian Peninsula, with elevations exceeding 3000m. Two large glacial advances were recorded during the Last Glaciation and several minor advances occurred until the Early Holocene. Since then, periglacial activity has prevailed ab...