Pleistocene glaciations of the northern Alpine Foreland

It is now well known that climate and environment are not stable over geological time and Alpine Quaternary stratigraphy has widely evolved since the first discussions on Pleistocene glaciations nearly two centuries ago. Originally, in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century, three and later fo...

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Main Authors: M. Fiebig, F. Preusser
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Copernicus Publications
Series:Geographica Helvetica
Online Access:http://www.geogr-helv.net/63/145/2008/gh-63-145-2008.pdf
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description It is now well known that climate and environment are not stable over geological time and Alpine Quaternary stratigraphy has widely evolved since the first discussions on Pleistocene glaciations nearly two centuries ago. Originally, in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century, three and later four glacial periods were postulated but with more research it appears that several more cold phases and separate ice advances occurred. To solve the history of climate and environmental change, a reliable time frame for the available geomorphological evidence is necessary. While some very interesting results have been presented in recent years, the amount of numerical dating is still very small and needs to be improved in order to unravel the full story of the Alpine palaeoclimate.
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spelling doaj.art-af501434498d4faab34c5ea4edf09e722022-12-21T23:28:27ZdeuCopernicus PublicationsGeographica Helvetica0016-73122194-879863314515010.5194/gh-63-145-2008Pleistocene glaciations of the northern Alpine ForelandM. Fiebig0F. Preusser1Department für Bautechnik und Naturgefahren, Institut für Angewandte Geologie, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Peter Jordan- Straße 70, 1190 Wien, AustriaInstitut für Geologie, Universität Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1+ 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.It is now well known that climate and environment are not stable over geological time and Alpine Quaternary stratigraphy has widely evolved since the first discussions on Pleistocene glaciations nearly two centuries ago. Originally, in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century, three and later four glacial periods were postulated but with more research it appears that several more cold phases and separate ice advances occurred. To solve the history of climate and environmental change, a reliable time frame for the available geomorphological evidence is necessary. While some very interesting results have been presented in recent years, the amount of numerical dating is still very small and needs to be improved in order to unravel the full story of the Alpine palaeoclimate.http://www.geogr-helv.net/63/145/2008/gh-63-145-2008.pdf
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