Little Ice Age glaciers in the Balkans : low altitude glaciation enabled by cooler temperatures and local topoclimatic controls

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)



Description :
This paper examines evidence for glacier change over the past 150 years in the Durmitor massif in Montenegro. The AA. have 3 main aims : 1) examine evidence for recent glaciers and perennial snow patches in the high cirques of the Durmitor massif; 2) examine the timing of moraine and pronival rampart building in these high cirques using lichenometry; 3) reconstruct the characteristics of the former glaciers and snow patches and assess the local topoclimatic controls (windblown and avalanching snow as well as shading) contributing to their development.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 2010, vol. 35, n°. 2, p. 229-241, nombre de pages : 13, Références bibliographiques : 1,5 p.

Date :
2010

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley