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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-2559-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-2559-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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10 Dec 2021
Research article |
| 10 Dec 2021
| 10 Dec 2021
A new perspective on permafrost boundaries in France during the Last Glacial Maximum
Kim H. Stadelmaier
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Patrick Ludwig
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Pascal Bertran
Inrap, Bègles, France
PACEA, CNRS–Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
Pierre Antoine
Laboratoire de Géographie Physique, CNRS, Meudon CEDEX, France
Xiaoxu Shi
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Gerrit Lohmann
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
MARUM and Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Joaquim G. Pinto
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Short summary
We use regional climate simulations for the Last Glacial Maximum to reconstruct permafrost and to identify areas of thermal contraction cracking of the ground in western Europe. We find ground cracking, a precondition for the development of permafrost proxies, south of the probable permafrost border, implying that permafrost was not the limiting factor for proxy development. A good agreement with permafrost and climate proxy data is achieved when easterly winds are modelled more frequently.
We use regional climate simulations for the Last Glacial Maximum to reconstruct permafrost and...
