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Atmosphere–cryosphere interactions during the last phase of the Last Glacial Maximum (21 ka) in the European Alps
Costanza Del Gobbo
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Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, 34149 Trieste, Italy
Earth System Physics Section, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 34151 Trieste, Italy
Renato R. Colucci
Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, 34149 Trieste, Italy
Alpine–Adriatic Meteorological Society, 33100 Udine, Italy
Giovanni Monegato
Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, National Research Council, 35131 Padova, Italy
Manja Žebre
Geological Survey of Slovenia, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Filippo Giorgi
Earth System Physics Section, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 34151 Trieste, Italy
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Short summary
We studied atmosphere–cryosphere interaction during the last phase of the Last Glacial Maximum in the Alpine region, using a high-resolution regional climate model. We analysed the climate south and north of the Alps, using a detailed map of the Alpine equilibrium line altitude (ELA) to study the mechanism that sustained the Alpine glaciers at 21 ka. The Genoa low and a mild Mediterranean Sea led to frequent snowfall in the southern Alps, thus preserving the glaciers and lowering the ELA.
We studied atmosphere–cryosphere interaction during the last phase of the Last Glacial Maximum...
