The Quaternary History of Scandinavia

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

During the Quaternary period, Scandinavia's mountains were the source for repeated glaciation that covered much of eastern, central and western Europe. With a particular emphasis on the four countries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland, this text describes how these glaciations, and their intervening warmer stages, affected Scandinavia and its surrounding areas. In particular, this account focuses on the last cold stage, the Weichselian, with its extensive Late Weichselian glaciation and the subsequent deglaciation, and on the last 10,000 years, the Holocene, with its well documented environmental changes. The Quaternary History of Scandinavia provides a cross-frontier synthesis of how the glaciation affected this vast region, and will be invaluable to students and researchers of Quaternary science.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-08-22
Mått:209 x 279 x 13 mm
Vikt:494 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:World and Regional Geology
Antal sidor:212
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521018319

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Geovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

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"...the definitive statement on the stratigraphic placement of the Quaternary deposits of Scandinavia. Donner has prepared a valuable resource for maps that show ice distributions over time, but the book's strength lies in its use as a reference for the stratigraphic placement of particular deposits." Choice

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction; 2. Pre-Quaternary substratum; 3. Northern Europe in the Quaternary; 4. Pre-Saalian stages; 5. Saalian stage; 6. Eemian stage; 7. Division of the Weichselian stage and the application of radiocarbon dating; 8. Early Weichselian substage; 9. Middle Weichselian substage; 10. Middle and Late Weichselian glaciation; 11. Late Weichselian and Early Flandrian deglaciation; 12. Flandrian biostratigraphy and climatic changes; 13. Late Weichselian and Flandrian land/sea-level changes; 14. Land mammals; 15. Quaternary chronology in Scandinavia.