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

P. D. Hughes; J. C. Woodward; P. L. Gibbard

doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2006.10.019

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

P. D. Hughes
, J. C. Woodward
, P. L. Gibbard

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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 (474 000-427 000 years BP) under climatic conditions characterised by mean summer temperatures at least 11 °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 430 000 years. Later Pleistocene glaciations (MIS 6 and 5d-2) were characterised by warmer summer temperatures and higher annual precipitation. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	50-56
Number of pages	6
Journal	Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Volume	253
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2006.10.019
Publication status	Published - 15 Jan 2007

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Glaciers
Greece
Mediterranean
Middle Pleistocene
Palaeoclimate

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

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