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The late‐glacial climate of North‐West England
Author(s) -
Manley Gordon
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
geological journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1099-1034
pISSN - 0072-1050
DOI - 10.1002/gj.3350020207
Subject(s) - glacial period , glacier , precipitation , physical geography , climatology , period (music) , ninth , geology , climate change , geography , geomorphology , meteorology , oceanography , physics , acoustics
The combination of geological and botanical evidence with meteorological reasoning leads to the conclusion that in the ninth millenium B.C. small glaciers became re‐established in corries and in the heads of the wetter Lake District valleys, and also in a number of Pennine corries north of Bowland Forest. The meteorological factors giving rise to their distribution and comparative extent are discussed. It is inferred that the amount and distribution of precipitation during this episode resembled that of today. Quantitative estimates are given of the characteristics of the climate during this post‐Alleröd recession, which from the meteorological standpoint appears to be similar to the minor recessions during the post‐Glacial period.