Publication Date:
2022-03-16
Description:
Identification of the remnant traces of paleo-glaciers provides important proxies to understand
the response of the environment to rapid climate changes. We present a 1:25,000 scale
geomorphological map covering ∼12.5 km2 of the upper part of Mount Bistra (North
Macedonia) on the basis of remote sensing analyses and geomorphological surveys.
Particular attention is given to the description of glacial and periglacial landforms, to the
reconstruction of single glacier shapes and to Equilibrium Line Altitude (ELA) value
calculation. The results of the survey and the reconstructed ELAs indicate the occurrence of
three glacial phases that led to the formation of frontal and lateral moraines. The age of
these phases is tentatively attributed to the Late Pleistocene by comparing these ELAs with
those of other Balkan mountains. This map is the first step of a wider project aimed at
reconstructing the relation between climate change and geomorphic response in this area.
Description:
Paleoclimate variability in the Central Mediterranean: terrestrial and marine archive comparison INGV Progetti
Ricerca Libera 2019 (Ilaria Isola);
CaLLMA Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Pisa fondi di Ateneo
(Giovanni Zanchetta);
La Terminazione I. Variazioni ambientali/paleoclimatiche intercorse nel periodo 25-11 ka and PRA 2020-2021 Università di Pisa (Adriano Ribolini).
Description:
Published
Description:
401-412
Description:
5A. Ricerche polari e paleoclima
Description:
JCR Journal
Keywords:
glacial geomorphology
;
last glaciation
;
Mavrovo
;
North Macedonia
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
