Permafrost conditions in the Mediterranean region since the Last Glaciation
Cold-climate geomorphological processes today in the Mediterranean region are only distributed in the highest mountain environments. However, climate condition prevailing during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene have conditioned significant spatio-temporal variations of the glacial and periglacial d...
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ftunivpisairis:oai:arpi.unipi.it:11568/948211 2023-11-12T04:18:25+01:00 Permafrost conditions in the Mediterranean region since the Last Glaciation Oliva M. Žebre M. Guglielmin M. Çiner A. Vieira G. Bodin X. Andrés N. Colucci R. R. García-Hernández P. Hughes P. Mora C. NofreJ. Palacios D. Pérez-Alberti A. Ribolini A. Ruiz-Fernández J. Sarıkaya M. A. Serrano E. Urdea P. Valcárce M. Woodward J. Yıldırım C. Philip Deline, Xavier Bodin and Ludovic Ravanel Oliva, M. Žebre, M. Guglielmin, M. Çiner, A. Vieira, G. Bodin, X. Andrés, N. Colucci, R. R. García-Hernández, P. Hughes, P. Mora, C. Nofre, J. Palacios, D. Pérez-Alberti, A. Ribolini, A. Ruiz-Fernández, J. Sarıkaya, M. A. Serrano, E. Urdea, P. Valcárce, M. Woodward, J. Yıldırım, C. 2018 ELETTRONICO https://hdl.handle.net/11568/948211 https://hal.science/hal-01816115/ eng eng Laboratoire EDYTEM, CNRS, Université Savoie Mont-Blanc country:FRA place:Chambery ispartofbook:Book of abstacts of the 5th European Conference on Permafrost 5th European Conference on Permafrost firstpage:662 lastpage:663 numberofpages:2 alleditors:Philip Deline, Xavier Bodin and Ludovic Ravanel https://hdl.handle.net/11568/948211 https://hal.science/hal-01816115/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Permafrost Pleistocene Mediterranean mountains info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject 2018 ftunivpisairis 2023-10-17T21:44:15Z Cold-climate geomorphological processes today in the Mediterranean region are only distributed in the highest mountain environments. However, climate condition prevailing during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene have conditioned significant spatio-temporal variations of the glacial and periglacial domain in these mountains, including permafrost. In this communication we examine permafrost condition in the Mediterranean region taking into account five periods: Last Glaciation, deglaciation, Holocene, Little Ice Age (LIA) and present-day. The distribution of currently inactive permafrost-derived landforms and sedimentary records indicates that the permafrost elevation during the Last Glaciation was ca. 1000 m lower than present. Permafrost was also widespread in non-glaciated slopes above the snowline forming rock glaciers and block streams, as well as in relatively flat summit areas where meter-sized stone circles developed. As in most areas of the Northern Hemisphere, the deglaciation in the Mediterranean region started ca. 19-20 ka. The exposed terrain by retreating glaciers was affected by paraglacial dynamics and intense periglacial processes, mostly associated with permafrost condition. Many rock glaciers, protalus lobes and block streams formed in these recently deglaciated environments, becoming gradually inactive as temperatures rose during the Bølling-Allerød. Following the Younger Dryas glacial advance, the last massive deglaciation in Mediterranean mountains took place during the Early Holocene together with a progressive shift of the periglacial belt to higher elevations. It is unlikely that widespread permafrost have existed in Mediterranean mountains during the Holocene, except in the highest massifs exceeding 2500-3000 m. The colder climate prevailing during the LIA favoured a minor glacial advance and the spatial expansion of permafrost, with the development of new protalus lobes and rock glaciers in the highest massifs. Finally, the warming started during the second half of the 19th century has ... Conference Object Ice permafrost ARPI - Archivio della Ricerca dell'Università di Pisa |
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Cold-climate geomorphological processes today in the Mediterranean region are only distributed in the highest mountain environments. However, climate condition prevailing during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene have conditioned significant spatio-temporal variations of the glacial and periglacial domain in these mountains, including permafrost. In this communication we examine permafrost condition in the Mediterranean region taking into account five periods: Last Glaciation, deglaciation, Holocene, Little Ice Age (LIA) and present-day. The distribution of currently inactive permafrost-derived landforms and sedimentary records indicates that the permafrost elevation during the Last Glaciation was ca. 1000 m lower than present. Permafrost was also widespread in non-glaciated slopes above the snowline forming rock glaciers and block streams, as well as in relatively flat summit areas where meter-sized stone circles developed. As in most areas of the Northern Hemisphere, the deglaciation in the Mediterranean region started ca. 19-20 ka. The exposed terrain by retreating glaciers was affected by paraglacial dynamics and intense periglacial processes, mostly associated with permafrost condition. Many rock glaciers, protalus lobes and block streams formed in these recently deglaciated environments, becoming gradually inactive as temperatures rose during the Bølling-Allerød. Following the Younger Dryas glacial advance, the last massive deglaciation in Mediterranean mountains took place during the Early Holocene together with a progressive shift of the periglacial belt to higher elevations. It is unlikely that widespread permafrost have existed in Mediterranean mountains during the Holocene, except in the highest massifs exceeding 2500-3000 m. The colder climate prevailing during the LIA favoured a minor glacial advance and the spatial expansion of permafrost, with the development of new protalus lobes and rock glaciers in the highest massifs. Finally, the warming started during the second half of the 19th century has ... |
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Philip Deline, Xavier Bodin and Ludovic Ravanel Oliva, M. Žebre, M. Guglielmin, M. Çiner, A. Vieira, G. Bodin, X. Andrés, N. Colucci, R. R. García-Hernández, P. Hughes, P. Mora, C. Nofre, J. Palacios, D. Pérez-Alberti, A. Ribolini, A. Ruiz-Fernández, J. Sarıkaya, M. A. Serrano, E. Urdea, P. Valcárce, M. Woodward, J. Yıldırım, C. |
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Oliva M. Žebre M. Guglielmin M. Çiner A. Vieira G. Bodin X. Andrés N. Colucci R. R. García-Hernández P. Hughes P. Mora C. NofreJ. Palacios D. Pérez-Alberti A. Ribolini A. Ruiz-Fernández J. Sarıkaya M. A. Serrano E. Urdea P. Valcárce M. Woodward J. Yıldırım C. |
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Oliva M. Žebre M. Guglielmin M. Çiner A. Vieira G. Bodin X. Andrés N. Colucci R. R. García-Hernández P. Hughes P. Mora C. NofreJ. Palacios D. Pérez-Alberti A. Ribolini A. Ruiz-Fernández J. Sarıkaya M. A. Serrano E. Urdea P. Valcárce M. Woodward J. Yıldırım C. |
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Permafrost conditions in the Mediterranean region since the Last Glaciation |
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Permafrost conditions in the Mediterranean region since the Last Glaciation |
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Permafrost conditions in the Mediterranean region since the Last Glaciation |
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Permafrost conditions in the Mediterranean region since the Last Glaciation |
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Permafrost conditions in the Mediterranean region since the Last Glaciation |
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permafrost conditions in the mediterranean region since the last glaciation |
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Laboratoire EDYTEM, CNRS, Université Savoie Mont-Blanc |
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2018 |
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https://hdl.handle.net/11568/948211 https://hal.science/hal-01816115/ |
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Ice permafrost |
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Ice permafrost |
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