RT Journal Article
T1 The last deglaciation in the Picos de Europa National Park (Cantabrian Mountains, northern Spain)
A1 Moreno, Ana
A1 Valero Garcés, Blas L.
A1 Jiménez Sánchez, Montserrat
A1 Domínguez Cuesta, María José
A1 Mata, M. Pilar
A1 Navas, Ana
A1 González Sampériz, Penélope
A1 Stoll, Heather
A1 Farias, Pedro
A1 Morellón Marteles, Mario
A1 Corella, J. Pablo
A1 Rico, Mayte
AB A sedimentological and geochemical study of the Lago Enol sequence (Cantabrian Mountains, northern Spain), together with detailed geomorphological mapping, provides a first record of glacier evolution and climate change over the last 40 ka in the Picos de Europa National Park. The Enol glacier retreated from its maximum extent prior to 40 ka BP as demonstrated by the onset of proglacial lacustrine sedimentation in two glaciated depressions: the Comella hollow to the north (before 40 ka BP) and the Lago Enol (before 38 ka BP). These results support previous evidence that the maximum extent of southern European glaciers occurred earlier than in northern Europe. Alternation of homogeneous and laminated proglacial sediments during the glacier retreat illustrate a dynamic glacial evolution during the Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3 (40-26 ka BP). A slight warming is detected at 26 ka ago with the change from proglacial sediments (in a lake located in contact to the glacier) to glaciolacustrine sedimentation (in a non-contact or distal lake). Finally, the onset of organic-rich sediments took place at 18 ka ago. This last transition occurred in two phases, similarly to the North Atlantic Last Termination, suggesting a link between North Atlantic Deep Water formation oscillations and palaeohydrological variability in the Cantabrian Mountains.
PB Wiley
SN 0267-8179
YR 2010
FD 2010
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/43558
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/43558
LA eng
NO Spanish Inter-Ministry Commission of Science and Technology
NO Spanish National Parks Agency
NO Union Europea, FP6
DS Docta Complutense
RD 18 abr 2025