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Quaternary, Volume 3, Issue 4

2020 December - 4 articles

Cover Story: Networks of dry valleys (balkas) and hollows account for more than 90% of the total length of fluvial systems in the broadleaf forest and steppe regions of the East European Plain. The model of their development in relation to glacial–interglacial climate cycles is proposed based on the synthesis of published data and a number of new case studies. The drainage network experienced an incision at the end of glacial epochs due to the high amounts of surface runoff. Subsequent aggradation that occurred around the glacial/interglacial transition and then in the beginning–middle of the next glacial epoch transformed deep erosion features into gentle hollows and dry valleys with wide bottoms. View this paper.

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Feature Paper
Review

41 Citations

8,352 Views

29 Pages

Quaternary Permafrost in China: Framework and Discussions

Huijun Jin,
Jef Vandenberghe,
Dongliang Luo,
Stuart A. Harris,
Ruixia He,
Xuemei Chen,
Xiaoying Jin,
Qingfeng Wang,
Ze Zhang and
Shaoling Wang
+ 2 authors

Quaternary2020, 3(4), 32;https://doi.org/10.3390/quat3040032

8 December 2020

The framework of Quaternary permafrost in China was reconstructed for the first time on the basis of available periglacial, glacial, and other proxies. During the Early Pleistocene (2.68–0.80 Ma BP), permafrost advanced southwards to 47–5...

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14 Citations

4,958 Views

30 Pages

The Late Quaternary Evolution of the Upper Reaches of Fluvial Systems in the Southern East European Plain

Andrey Panin,
Olga Borisova,
Evgeny Konstantinov,
Yury Belyaev,
Ekaterina Eremenko,
Andrey Zakharov and
Aleksey Sidorchuk

Quaternary2020, 3(4), 31;https://doi.org/10.3390/quat3040031

13 November 2020

Networks of dry valleys (or balkas) and hollows in the upper reaches of fluvial basins in extraglacial areas in the Penultimate Glaciation (Marine Isotope Stage 6—MIS 6) regions of the East European Plain demonstrate clear incision/aggradation...

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8 Citations

6,019 Views

21 Pages

A Tale of Maize, Palm, and Pine: Changing Socio-Ecological Interactions from Pre-Classic Maya to the Present Day in Belize

Elizabeth A. C. Rushton,
Bronwen S. Whitney and
Sarah E. Metcalfe

Quaternary2020, 3(4), 30;https://doi.org/10.3390/quat3040030

17 October 2020

The environmental impact of the ancient Maya, and subsequent ecological recovery following the Terminal Classic decline, have been the key foci of research into socio-ecological interactions in the Yucatán peninsula. These foci, however, belie...

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11 Citations

6,763 Views

21 Pages

Comparison of Climate Model Simulations of the Younger Dryas Cold Event

Hans Renssen

Quaternary2020, 3(4), 29;https://doi.org/10.3390/quat3040029

3 October 2020

Results of five climate model simulation studies on the Younger Dryas cold event (YD) are compared with a focus on temperature and precipitation. Relative to the Bølling-Allerød interstadial (BA), the simulations show consistent annual...

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