Alpine permafrost thawing during the Medieval Warm Period identified from cryogenic cave carbonates
Coarse crystalline cryogenic cave carbonates (CCC<sub>coarse</sub>) dated to the last glacial period are common in central European caves and provide convincing evidence of palaeo-permafrost during this time. Little is known, however, about the exact nature of the environment in which CC...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-07-01
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Series: | The Cryosphere |
Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/7/1073/2013/tc-7-1073-2013.pdf |