The case of a southern European glacier which survived Roman and medieval warm periods but is disappearing under recent warming

Mountain glaciers have generally experienced an accelerated retreat over the last 3 decades as a rapid response to current global warming. However, the response to previous warm periods in the Holocene is not well-described for glaciers of the southern Europe mountain ranges, such as the Pyrenees. T...

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Autores: Moreno, A., Bartolomé, Miguel, López Moreno, Juan Ignacio, Pey, J., Pablo Corella, J., García-Orellana, J., Sancho, C., Leunda Esnaola, María, Gil Romera, Graciela, González Sampériz, Penélope, Pérez-Mejías, C., Navarro, F., Otero-García, J., Lapazaran, J., Alonso-González, E., Cid, Cristina, López-Martínez, J., Oliva Urcia, Belén, Faria, S. H., Sierra, M. J., Millán, R., Querol, X., Alastuey, Andrés, García-Ruiz, J.M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
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global warming
Holocene
Little Ice Age
Medieval Warm Period
mountain region
paleoclimate
Pyrenees
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spelling The case of a southern European glacier which survived Roman and medieval warm periods but is disappearing under recent warmingMoreno, A.Bartolomé, MiguelLópez Moreno, Juan IgnacioPey, J.Pablo Corella, J.García-Orellana, J.Sancho, C.Leunda Esnaola, MaríaGil Romera, GracielaGonzález Sampériz, PenélopePérez-Mejías, C.Navarro, F.Otero-García, J.Lapazaran, J.Alonso-González, E.Cid, CristinaLópez-Martínez, J.Oliva Urcia, BelénFaria, S. H.Sierra, M. J.Millán, R.Querol, X.Alastuey, AndrésGarcía-Ruiz, J.M.climate modelingglobal warmingHoloceneLittle Ice AgeMedieval Warm Periodmountain regionpaleoclimatePyreneesMountain glaciers have generally experienced an accelerated retreat over the last 3 decades as a rapid response to current global warming. However, the response to previous warm periods in the Holocene is not well-described for glaciers of the southern Europe mountain ranges, such as the Pyrenees. The situation during the Medieval Climate Anomaly (900-1300 CE) is particularly relevant since it is not certain whether the southern European glaciers just experienced significant ice loss or whether they actually disappeared. We present here the first chronological study of a glacier located in the Central Pyrenees (NE Spain), Monte Perdido Glacier (MPG), carried out by different radiochronological techniques and a comparison with geochemical proxies from neighbouring palaeoclimate records. The chronological model evidences that the glacier persisted during the Roman period and the Medieval Climate Anomaly. The apparent absence of ice in the past ~ 600 years suggests that any ice accumulated during the Little Ice Age has since ablated. This interpretation is supported by measured concentrations of anthropogenic metals, including Zn, Se, Cd, Hg and Pb, which have concentrations well below those typical of industrial-age ice measured at other glaciers in Europe. This study strengthens the general understanding that warming of the past few decades has been exceptional for the past 2 millennia. © Author(s) 2021.The Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación(AEI – Spain) and the European Regional Development Fund(ERDF – European Union) are gratefully acknowledged for finan-cial support (see below). Sérgio Henrique Faria and Jordi García-Orellana acknowledge support by the Spanish Government throughMaría de Maeztu excellence accreditation 2018–2022 (ref MDM-2017-0714 and ref CEX-2019-000940-M, respectively). MiguelBartolomé is supported by the postdoctoral fellowship Juan de laCierva-Formación programme provided by the Spanish Ministryof Science and Innovation (ref. FJCI-2017-34235063753). The au-thors are grateful to Eduardo Bartolomé and José Estebán Lozanofor their help in manufacturing parts of the coring devices. Theyare also grateful for the support provided by the Dirección Generalde Medio Natural y Gestión Forestal (government of Aragón) andby the staff of the Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park duringfield campaigns. This study contributes to the work carried out bythe GA research group Procesos Geoambientales y Cambio Global(ref E02-20R) and MERS research group 2017 SGR 1588CryosphereEuropean Commission202120212021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/51794reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoInglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/MDM-2017-0714/info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/CEX-2019-000940-M/info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MCIU/FJCI-2017-34235063753/info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MCIU/CGL2015-72167-EXP/info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MCIU/CGL2015-68993-;ES/1PEhttps://dx.doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-1157-2021info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/© Author(s) 2021.Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 Españaoai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/517942026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The case of a southern European glacier which survived Roman and medieval warm periods but is disappearing under recent warming
title The case of a southern European glacier which survived Roman and medieval warm periods but is disappearing under recent warming
spellingShingle The case of a southern European glacier which survived Roman and medieval warm periods but is disappearing under recent warming
Moreno, A.
climate modeling
global warming
Holocene
Little Ice Age
Medieval Warm Period
mountain region
paleoclimate
Pyrenees
title_short The case of a southern European glacier which survived Roman and medieval warm periods but is disappearing under recent warming
title_full The case of a southern European glacier which survived Roman and medieval warm periods but is disappearing under recent warming
title_fullStr The case of a southern European glacier which survived Roman and medieval warm periods but is disappearing under recent warming
title_full_unstemmed The case of a southern European glacier which survived Roman and medieval warm periods but is disappearing under recent warming
title_sort The case of a southern European glacier which survived Roman and medieval warm periods but is disappearing under recent warming
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Moreno, A.
Bartolomé, Miguel
López Moreno, Juan Ignacio
Pey, J.
Pablo Corella, J.
García-Orellana, J.
Sancho, C.
Leunda Esnaola, María
Gil Romera, Graciela
González Sampériz, Penélope
Pérez-Mejías, C.
Navarro, F.
Otero-García, J.
Lapazaran, J.
Alonso-González, E.
Cid, Cristina
López-Martínez, J.
Oliva Urcia, Belén
Faria, S. H.
Sierra, M. J.
Millán, R.
Querol, X.
Alastuey, Andrés
García-Ruiz, J.M.
author Moreno, A.
author_facet Moreno, A.
Bartolomé, Miguel
López Moreno, Juan Ignacio
Pey, J.
Pablo Corella, J.
García-Orellana, J.
Sancho, C.
Leunda Esnaola, María
Gil Romera, Graciela
González Sampériz, Penélope
Pérez-Mejías, C.
Navarro, F.
Otero-García, J.
Lapazaran, J.
Alonso-González, E.
Cid, Cristina
López-Martínez, J.
Oliva Urcia, Belén
Faria, S. H.
Sierra, M. J.
Millán, R.
Querol, X.
Alastuey, Andrés
García-Ruiz, J.M.
author_role author
author2 Bartolomé, Miguel
López Moreno, Juan Ignacio
Pey, J.
Pablo Corella, J.
García-Orellana, J.
Sancho, C.
Leunda Esnaola, María
Gil Romera, Graciela
González Sampériz, Penélope
Pérez-Mejías, C.
Navarro, F.
Otero-García, J.
Lapazaran, J.
Alonso-González, E.
Cid, Cristina
López-Martínez, J.
Oliva Urcia, Belén
Faria, S. H.
Sierra, M. J.
Millán, R.
Querol, X.
Alastuey, Andrés
García-Ruiz, J.M.
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv European Commission
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv climate modeling
global warming
Holocene
Little Ice Age
Medieval Warm Period
mountain region
paleoclimate
Pyrenees
topic climate modeling
global warming
Holocene
Little Ice Age
Medieval Warm Period
mountain region
paleoclimate
Pyrenees
description Mountain glaciers have generally experienced an accelerated retreat over the last 3 decades as a rapid response to current global warming. However, the response to previous warm periods in the Holocene is not well-described for glaciers of the southern Europe mountain ranges, such as the Pyrenees. The situation during the Medieval Climate Anomaly (900-1300 CE) is particularly relevant since it is not certain whether the southern European glaciers just experienced significant ice loss or whether they actually disappeared. We present here the first chronological study of a glacier located in the Central Pyrenees (NE Spain), Monte Perdido Glacier (MPG), carried out by different radiochronological techniques and a comparison with geochemical proxies from neighbouring palaeoclimate records. The chronological model evidences that the glacier persisted during the Roman period and the Medieval Climate Anomaly. The apparent absence of ice in the past ~ 600 years suggests that any ice accumulated during the Little Ice Age has since ablated. This interpretation is supported by measured concentrations of anthropogenic metals, including Zn, Se, Cd, Hg and Pb, which have concentrations well below those typical of industrial-age ice measured at other glaciers in Europe. This study strengthens the general understanding that warming of the past few decades has been exceptional for the past 2 millennia. © Author(s) 2021.
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