Recent advances in research on Quaternary glaciations in the Pyrenees

M Calvet, M Delmas, Y Gunnell, R Braucher… - … in Quaternary Sciences, 2011 - Elsevier
In the Pyrenees, new optically stimulated luminescence, 14 C and 10 Be ages, allows a
more detailed image of the Pleistocene glaciations. MIS 6 moraines are dated on Ariège and …

Palaeoenvironmental studies in NW Iberia (Cantabrian range): Vegetation history and synthetic approach of the last deglaciation phases in the western Mediterranean

G Jalut, VT i Michels, JJ Dedoubat, T Otto… - Palaeogeography …, 2010 - Elsevier
At the north-western limit of the Mediterranean basin, in the Mediterranean–Oceanic
transition zone, the multidisciplinary study of two palaeolakes: Villaseca and La Mata …

Palaeogeography and 10Be exposure-age chronology of Middle and Late Pleistocene glacier systems in the northern Pyrenees: implications for reconstructing …

M Delmas, M Calvet, Y Gunnell, R Braucher… - Palaeogeography …, 2011 - Elsevier
We present constraints on the chronology, palaeogeography and palaeoclimatic
implications for western Europe of Middle and Late Pleistocene glaciation in the Ariège …

Late Pleistocene deglaciation in the upper Gállego Valley, central Pyrenees

D Palacios, N de Andrés, JI López-Moreno… - Quaternary …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Deglaciation processes in the upper Gállego Valley, central–southern Pyrenees, were
studied using geomorphological mapping and 36Cl cosmogenic dating of moraine and rock …

Glacial stages and post-glacial environmental evolution in the Upper Garonne valley, Central Pyrenees

M Fernandes, M Oliva, P Palma… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
The maximum glacial extent in the Central Pyrenees during the Last Glaciation is known to
have occurred before the global Last Glacial Maximum, but the succession of cold events …

Environmental controls on alpine cirque size

M Delmas, Y Gunnell, M Calvet - Geomorphology, 2014 - Elsevier
Pleistocene alpine cirques are emblematic landforms of mountain scenery, yet their
deceptively simple template conceals complex controlling variables. This comparative study …

A critical appraisal of allometric growth among alpine cirques based on multivariate statistics and spatial analysis

M Delmas, Y Gunnell, M Calvet - Geomorphology, 2015 - Elsevier
When considering the morphometric attributes of a glacial cirque, imbalances between
length, width, and amplitude have been deemed relevant tools for discriminating between …

Glacial oscillations during the Bølling–Allerød Interstadial–Younger Dryas transition in the Ruda Valley, Central Pyrenees

M Fernandes, M Oliva, G Vieira… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT The Upper Garonne Basin included the largest glacial system in the Pyrenees
during the last glacial cycle. Within the long‐term glacial retreat during Termination‐1 (T‐1) …

[HTML][HTML] Postorogenic planar palaeosurfaces of the central Pyrenees: Weathering and neotectonic records

B Monod, V Regard, J Carcone… - Comptes …, 2016 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Résumé Flat high-elevation surfaces in the Pyrenees are defined by thick weathered
horizons that were developed from granitic lithology. We analysed such horizons in detail …

Late Cenozoic evolution of the Ariège River valley (Pyrenees) constrained by cosmogenic 26Al/10Be and 10Be/21Ne dating of cave sediments

A Sartégou, PH Blard, R Braucher, DL Bourlès… - Geomorphology, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite increasing knowledge on the orogenic phases of the Pyrenees, the Neogene
evolution of the range remains poorly constrained. The central Pyrenees, particularly the …