The Quaternary Ice Age presents an overview of the present knowledge on environmental change as seen in the history of the quaternary ice age of the Alps. Its main theme is a description of the stratigraphic record produced by fundamental changes in the environment through multiple cycles of glacier advance and retreat. A timely contribution to the global climate change discussionAssembles the immense amount of quaternary Alpine research into one volumeShows the global distribution of climatic fluctuations during the ice age INDICE: 1. Causes and effects of ice ages2. The Alps in a global context3. The Last Glaciation4. The last warm period5. Older extensive glaciations6. Older warm periods7. The Middle Pleistocene Events (MPE) / Revolutions (MPR)8. Pre-MPE /MPR glaciations9. North-South and East-West disharmonies10. Reference sections / Proposals for excursions11. Why is the Quaternary (Period) important?12. Open questions13. References
- ISBN: 978-0-444-53792-8
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 226
- Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés