The progressive evolution of a continental climate in southeast-central European lowlands during the Middle Pleistocene recorded in loess paleosol sequences

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Research Article| July 01, 2013 The progressive evolution of a continental climate in southeast-central European lowlands during the Middle Pleistocene recorded in loess paleosol sequences Björn Buggle; Björn Buggle * 1ETH Zürich, Department of Earth Sciences, Biogeoscience Group, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland2Chair of Geomorphology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany *E-mail: Bjoern.Buggle@uni-bayreuth.de. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ulrich Hambach; Ulrich Hambach 2Chair of Geomorphology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Martin Kehl; Martin Kehl 3Institute of Geography, University of Cologne, 50932 Cologne, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Slobodan B. Marković; Slobodan B. Marković 4LAPER—Laboratory for Paleoecological Reconstruction, Faculty of Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ludwig Zöller; Ludwig Zöller 2Chair of Geomorphology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Bruno Glaser Bruno Glaser 5Soil Biogeochemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, von-Seckendorff-Platz 3, 06120 Halle, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2013) 41 (7): 771–774. https://doi.org/10.1130/G34198.1 Article history received: 06 Nov 2012 rev-recd: 16 Feb 2013 accepted: 19 Feb 2013 first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Björn Buggle, Ulrich Hambach, Martin Kehl, Slobodan B. Marković, Ludwig Zöller, Bruno Glaser; The progressive evolution of a continental climate in southeast-central European lowlands during the Middle Pleistocene recorded in loess paleosol sequences. Geology 2013;; 41 (7): 771–774. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G34198.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Little is known about the long-term Quaternary climate evolution of central and southeast Europe, because suitable terrestrial paleoenvironmental records are scarce. We present a multiproxy record of loess paleosol sequences in the Middle and Lower Danube Basins over the past 700 k.y. In these lowlands, the continentality of interglacial climate progressively increased during the Middle Pleistocene. Corresponding trends are seen in other climate proxies in the same region and in the lowlands of the northern Black Sea, but not, or less clearly, in climate archives from outside these lowlands. We conclude that a small-scale increase in paleoelevation of central European mountain ranges (the Alps, Carpathians, and Dinarides) during the Middle Pleistocene might be the cause of the progressive increase in climate continentality of southeast European lowlands. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.