The deglaciation of the Ésera valley since the Maximum Ice Extent in the Pyrenees

The Ésera valley is a narrow U-shape valley located in the Central Pyrenees. It has been modelled by the glacial activity during the Last Glacial Cycle. The combination of several methods as cosmogenic exposure dating of glacial deposits and lacustrine core analyses in the Pllan d’Están proglacial...

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Main Authors: Ixeia Vidaller, Ana Moreno, Penélope González-Sampériz, Sergi Pla-Rabés, Toshiyuki Fujioka, Juan Ignacio López-Moreno
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Published: Sociedad Geológica de España 2025-06-01
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author Ixeia Vidaller
Ana Moreno
Penélope González-Sampériz
Sergi Pla-Rabés
Toshiyuki Fujioka
Juan Ignacio López-Moreno
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Ana Moreno
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description The Ésera valley is a narrow U-shape valley located in the Central Pyrenees. It has been modelled by the glacial activity during the Last Glacial Cycle. The combination of several methods as cosmogenic exposure dating of glacial deposits and lacustrine core analyses in the Pllan d’Están proglacial lake has allowed to understand the complex dynamics of the Ésera glacier since the local glacial maximum extension (75 ka ago). After this maximum extension, the glacier retreated according with a warm interval within the Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3. A new glacial advance, likely corresponding with the Oldest Dryas (16 ka) was established from cosmogenic dates and subglacial sedimentation in the Pllan d’Están paleolake. From that time to nowadays, the Ésera glacier has retreated very quickly, especially during the Allerød period (13.8 ka). During the Little Ice Age, the Ésera glacier, divided in several smaller glaciers, left the thickest moraines conserved in this valley.
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spelling doaj-art-4b84fe8818fd43ff8d2c4b9df65703a22025-08-20T03:16:17ZengSociedad Geológica de EspañaGeogaceta0213-683X2173-65452025-06-017710.55407/geogaceta108713The deglaciation of the Ésera valley since the Maximum Ice Extent in the PyreneesIxeia VidallerAna MorenoPenélope González-SampérizSergi Pla-RabésToshiyuki FujiokaJuan Ignacio López-Moreno The Ésera valley is a narrow U-shape valley located in the Central Pyrenees. It has been modelled by the glacial activity during the Last Glacial Cycle. The combination of several methods as cosmogenic exposure dating of glacial deposits and lacustrine core analyses in the Pllan d’Están proglacial lake has allowed to understand the complex dynamics of the Ésera glacier since the local glacial maximum extension (75 ka ago). After this maximum extension, the glacier retreated according with a warm interval within the Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3. A new glacial advance, likely corresponding with the Oldest Dryas (16 ka) was established from cosmogenic dates and subglacial sedimentation in the Pllan d’Están paleolake. From that time to nowadays, the Ésera glacier has retreated very quickly, especially during the Allerød period (13.8 ka). During the Little Ice Age, the Ésera glacier, divided in several smaller glaciers, left the thickest moraines conserved in this valley. https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/geogaceta/article/view/108713Pyreneesgeochronologypaleoclimatelast deglaciationglaciers
spellingShingle Ixeia Vidaller
Ana Moreno
Penélope González-Sampériz
Sergi Pla-Rabés
Toshiyuki Fujioka
Juan Ignacio López-Moreno
The deglaciation of the Ésera valley since the Maximum Ice Extent in the Pyrenees
Geogaceta
Pyrenees
geochronology
paleoclimate
last deglaciation
glaciers
title The deglaciation of the Ésera valley since the Maximum Ice Extent in the Pyrenees
title_full The deglaciation of the Ésera valley since the Maximum Ice Extent in the Pyrenees
title_fullStr The deglaciation of the Ésera valley since the Maximum Ice Extent in the Pyrenees
title_full_unstemmed The deglaciation of the Ésera valley since the Maximum Ice Extent in the Pyrenees
title_short The deglaciation of the Ésera valley since the Maximum Ice Extent in the Pyrenees
title_sort deglaciation of the esera valley since the maximum ice extent in the pyrenees
topic Pyrenees
geochronology
paleoclimate
last deglaciation
glaciers
url https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/geogaceta/article/view/108713
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