Quaternary Glaciations Extent and Chronology

• Author : J. Ehlers,P.L. Gibbard
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 08 June 2004

This book is the first of three volumes in which the recent knowledge of the extent and chronology of Quaternary glaciations has been compiled on a global scale. This information is seen as a fundamental requirement, not only for the glacial workers, but for the wider user-community of general Quaternary workers. In particular the need for accurate ice-front positions is a basic requirement for the rapidly growing field of palaeoclimate modelling. In order to provide the information for the widest-possible

• Author : Jurgen Ehlers,Philip Leonard Gibbard,Philip D. Hughes
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 15 August 2022

The book presents an up-to-date, detailed overview of the Quaternary glaciations all over the world, not only with regard to stratigraphy but also with regard to major glacial landforms and the extent of the respective ice sheets. The locations of key sites are included. The information is presented in digital, uniformly prepared maps which can be used in a Geographical Information System (GIS) such as ArcView or ArcGIS. The accompanying text supplies the information on how the data were obtained (

• Author : J. Ehlers,P.L. Gibbard
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 02 October 2004

This book is the second of three volumes in which the recent knowledge of the extent and chronology of Quaternary glaciations has been compiled on a global scale. This information is seen as a fundamental requirement, not only for the glacial community, but for the wider user-community of general Quaternary workers. In particular the need for accurate ice-front positions is a basic requirement for the rapidly growing field of palaeoclimate modelling. In order to provide the information for the widest-possible

• Author : Jürgen Ehlers,Philip Leonard Gibbard
• Publisher : Elsevier Science Limited
• Release : 15 August 2022

Accompanying CD-ROMs contain ... "digital maps, showing glacial limits, end moraines, ice-dammed lakes, glacier-induced drainage diversions and the locations of key sections through which the glacial limits are defined and dated"--P. [4] of cover.

• Author : J. Ehlers,P.L. Gibbard
• Publisher : Elsevier Science
• Release : 29 July 2004

This book is the second of three volumes in which the recent knowledge of the extent and chronology of Quaternary glaciations has been compiled on a global scale. This information is seen as a fundamental requirement, not only for the glacial community, but for the wider user-community of general Quaternary workers. In particular the need for accurate ice-front positions is a basic requirement for the rapidly growing field of palaeoclimate modelling. In order to provide the information for the widest-possible

• Author : J. Ehlers,P.L. Gibbard
• Publisher : Elsevier Science
• Release : 08 June 2004

This book is the first of three volumes in which the recent knowledge of the extent and chronology of Quaternary glaciations has been compiled on a global scale. This information is seen as a fundamental requirement, not only for the glacial workers, but for the wider user-community of general Quaternary workers. In particular the need for accurate ice-front positions is a basic requirement for the rapidly growing field of palaeoclimate modelling. In order to provide the information for the widest-possible

• Author : Jürgen Ehlers,Philip Leonard Gibbard
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 15 August 2022

Accompanying CD-ROMs contain ... "digital maps, showing glacial limits, end moraines, ice-dammed lakes, glacier-induced drainage diversions and the locations of key sections through which the glacial limits are defined and dated"--Page 4 of cover.

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 15 August 1976

• Author : J. Ehlers,P.L. Gibbard
• Publisher : Elsevier Science
• Release : 22 June 2004

This book is the first of three volumes in which the recent knowledge of the extent and chronology of Quaternary glaciations has been compiled on a global scale. This information is seen as a fundamental requirement, not only for the glacial workers, but for the wider user-community of general Quaternary workers. In particular the need for accurate ice-front positions is a basic requirement for the rapidly growing field of palaeoclimate modelling. In order to provide the information for the widest-possible

• Author : Vijay P. Singh,Pratap Singh,Umesh K. Haritashya
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 29 June 2011

The earth’s cryosphere, which includes snow, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, ice shelves, sea ice, river and lake ice, and permafrost, contains about 75% of the earth’s fresh water. It exists at almost all latitudes, from the tropics to the poles, and plays a vital role in controlling the global climate system. It also provides direct visible evidence of the effect of climate change, and, therefore, requires proper understanding of its complex dynamics. This encyclopedia mainly focuses on the

• Author : John Menzies,Jaap van der Meer
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 28 November 2017

Past Glacial Environments, Second Edition, presents a revised and updated version of the very successful first edition of Menzies’ book, covering a breadth of topics with a focus on the recognition and analysis of former glacial environments, including the pre-Quaternary glaciations. The book is made up of chapters written by various geological experts from across the world, with the editor’s expertise and experience bringing the chapters together. This new and updated volume includes at least 45% new material, along with

• Author : Nat Rutter,Andrea Coronato,Karin Helmens,Jorge Rabassa,Marcelo Zárate
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 30 June 2012

Improved dating methods have increased our ability to more precisely determine the timing and durations of glaciations. Utilizing glacial and loess deposits, we have compared glaciations that occurred in North and South America in order to determine if events are synchronous or not, to explore forcing mechanisms, and to compare glaciations with cold periods of the Marine Oxygen Isotope stages and the loess/paleosol records of China. Stratigraphic sections containing a variety of glacial deposits, some with interbedded volcanics, as

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 24 November 2006

The quaternary sciences constitute a dynamic, multidisciplinary field of research that has been growing in scientific and societal importance in recent years. This branch of the Earth sciences links ancient prehistory to modern environments. Quaternary terrestrial sediments contain the fossil remains of existing species of flora and fauna, and their immediate predecessors. Quaternary science plays an integral part in such important issues for modern society as groundwater resources and contamination, sea level change, geologic hazards (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis), and

• Author : David Palacios,Philip D. Hughes,Jose M. Garcia-Ruiz,Nuria de Andrés
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 19 November 2021

European Glacial Landscapes: Maximum Extent of Glaciations brings together relevant experts on the history of glaciers and their impact on the landscape of the main regions of Europe. In some regions the largest recorded glaciations occurred before the Last Glacial Cycle, in one of the major glacial cycles of the Middle Pleistocene. However, the best-preserved evidence of glaciation in the landscape is from the Last Glacial Cycle (Late Pleistocene). The book also analyses these older glacial landforms that can sometimes

• Author : Dr. Jürgen Ehlers,Dr. Philip Hughes,Philip L. Gibbard
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 30 December 2015

This book provides a new look at the climatic history of the last 2.6 million years during the ice age, a time of extreme climatic fluctuations that have not yet ended. This period also coincides with important phases of human development from Neanderthals to modern humans, both of whom existed side by side during the last cold stage of the ice age. The ice age has seen dramatic expansions of glaciers and ice sheets, although this has been interspersed with relatively