Varves in lake sediments–a review
Downcore counting of laminations in varved sediments offers a direct and incremental
dating technique for high-resolution climatic and environmental archives with at least annual …
dating technique for high-resolution climatic and environmental archives with at least annual …
Erosion under climate and human pressures: An alpine lake sediment perspective
We review the scientific efforts over the last decades to reconstruct erosion from continuous
alpine lake sediment records. We focused both on methodological issues, showing the …
alpine lake sediment records. We focused both on methodological issues, showing the …
Lake-sediment based paleoseismology: Limitations and perspectives from the Swiss Alps
In regions with moderate seismicity and large intervals between strong earthquakes,
paleoseismological archives that exceed the historical and instrumental timescale are …
paleoseismological archives that exceed the historical and instrumental timescale are …
Holocene seismic activity in south‐eastern Switzerland: Evidence from the sedimentary record of Lake Silvaplana
B Bellwald, V Nigg, SC Fabbri, LWM Becker… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
High‐Alpine regions are prone to a large variety of geohazards, among which earthquakes
have the strongest impact on landscape and local population. Historic records indicate a …
have the strongest impact on landscape and local population. Historic records indicate a …
Holocene mass movements in west and mid-Norwegian fjords and lakes
B Bellwald, BO Hjelstuen, HP Sejrup, T Stokowy… - Marine Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, identified mass transport deposits (MTDs) in previously analyzed as well as
new sediment cores and seismic profiles from 22 fjord systems and six lakes in west and mid …
new sediment cores and seismic profiles from 22 fjord systems and six lakes in west and mid …
A database of potential paleoseismic evidence in Switzerland
K Kremer, G Gassner-Stamm, R Grolimund… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Paleoseismological evidence is indispensable for the identification of large prehistoric
earthquakes and the extension of the temporal coverage of historical and instrumental …
earthquakes and the extension of the temporal coverage of historical and instrumental …
Quantitative evaluation of human and climate forcing on erosion in the alpine Critical Zone over the last 2000 years
Soil erosion is one of the main environmental threats affecting the Critical Zone (CZ) and
thus ecosystem services and human societies. Through time, physical erosion is linked to …
thus ecosystem services and human societies. Through time, physical erosion is linked to …
Early stage weathering systematics of Pb and Nd isotopes derived from a high-Alpine Holocene lake sediment record
Abstract Radiogenic Pb and Nd isotopes are well established tools in paleoceanographic
science tracing ambient climate and continental runoff to the oceans down to sub-millennial …
science tracing ambient climate and continental runoff to the oceans down to sub-millennial …
[HTML][HTML] The micromorphology of glaciolacustrine varve sediments and their use for reconstructing palaeoglaciological and palaeoenvironmental change
Former glaciolacustrine systems are an important archive of palaeoglaciological,
palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic change. The annually laminated (varved) …
palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic change. The annually laminated (varved) …
One thousand seven hundred years of interaction between glacial activity and flood frequency in proglacial Lake Muzelle (western French Alps)
Local glacial fluctuations and flood occurrences were investigated in the sediment sequence
of proglacial Lake Muzelle. Based on geochemical analysis and organic matter content …
of proglacial Lake Muzelle. Based on geochemical analysis and organic matter content …