New glacier evidence for ice-free summits during the life of the Tyrolean Iceman

Abstract Detailed knowledge of Holocene climate and glaciers dynamics is essential for sustainable development in warming mountain regions. Yet information about Holocene glacier coverage in the Alps before the Little Ice Age stems mostly from studying advances of glacier tongues at lower elevations...

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Main Authors: Pascal Bohleber, Margit Schwikowski, Martin Stocker-Waldhuber, Ling Fang, Andrea Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77518-9