Alpine permafrost thawing during the Medieval Warm Period identified from cryogenic cave carbonates

Coarse crystalline cryogenic cave carbonates (CCC<sub>coarse</sub>) dated to the last glacial period are common in central European caves and provide convincing evidence of palaeo-permafrost during this time. Little is known, however, about the exact nature of the environment in which CC...

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Main Authors: M. Luetscher, M. Borreguero, G. E. Moseley, C. Spötl, R. L. Edwards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-07-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/7/1073/2013/tc-7-1073-2013.pdf