Middle Pleistocene cold stage climates in the Mediterranean: New evidence from the glacial record

被引：67

作者：

Hughes, P. D. ^{[1
]}

Woodward, J. C.

Gibbard, P. L.

机构：

[1] Univ Manchester, Sch Environm & Dev, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England

[2] Univ Cambridge, Dept Geog, Cambridge Quaternary, Cambridge CB2 3EN, England

来源：

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS | 2007年 / 253卷 / 1-2期

基金：

英国自然环境研究理事会;

关键词：

glaciers; palaeoclimate; Middle Pleistocene; Mediterranean; Greece; EQUILIBRIUM-LINE; HISTORY; GREECE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.epsl.2006.10.019

中图分类号：

P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];

学科分类号：

0708 ; 070902 ;

摘要：

A major reduction in summer temperatures during a Middle Pleistocene glacial cycle caused the most extensive glaciation recorded in the Mediterranean region. Glaciers in the mountains of Greece formed during marine isotope stage (MIS) 12 (474000-427000 years BP) under climatic conditions characterised by mean summer temperatures at least 11 degrees C cooler than today and annual precipitation of <= 2300 mm at the equilibrium line altitude (1741 m a.s.l.). This represents the coldest mean summer temperatures recorded in Greece during at least the last 430000 years. Later Pleistocene glaciations (MIS 6 and 5d-2) were characterised by warmer summer temperatures and higher annual precipitation. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：50 / 56

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