The role of seasonality is indisputable in climate and ecosystem dynamics. Seasonal
temperature and precipitation variability are of vital importance for the availability of food …

This article discusses the properties and occurrence of an active layer (AL) in the near-
surface of the lithosphere in glacial and periglacial environments. This layer shows a …

The culmination of the glaciers in the European Alps during the Last Glacial Maximum
(LGM) is one of the most intensively studied paleoglaciological events, but its trigger and …

This book provides a general survey of Geocryology, which is the study of frozen ground
called permafrost. Frozen ground is the product of cold climates as well as a variety of …

The investigation of carbonate formation at low temperature during weathering of ultramafic
rocks has become increasingly important as it represents an analog study for a cost-efficient …

Common models for modern calcite precipitation in and around caves, soils, springs and
streams involve CO2 supplied by thick, high pCO2 biogenic soils which were probably thin …

Cryogenic cave carbonate (CCC) represents a specific type of speleothem whose
precipitation is triggered by freezing of mineralized karst water. Coarsely crystalline CCC …

Cryogenic cave carbonates (CCC) represent a specific type of speleothem precipitating from
freezing water in caves. Over the past decade, considerable progress has been made …

During repository building measures a natural river was relocated and the water was
directed through a new, artificial river bed lined with a concrete basement and local …

The origin of Quaternary dolomites in continental environments (eg karst and lakes) is barely
constrained compared to marine dolomites in sedimentary records. Here we present a study …