Last Glacial Maximum Landscapes - Polylines
Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) landscape / base of the post-LGM deposit. Contours are presented as depth (metres) below present mean sea level of the post LGM sedimentary cover. This is an erosional unconformity, where an infilled valley is present the valley base has been used. LGM defined on average at 18,000 years BP. Confidence is defined as follows: 1. High: Sampled feature with good age and palaeoenvironmental control. 2. Sampled feature with poor or none age and palaeoenvironmental control. 3. Constructed by remote sensing data only, 4. Low: Reasonable without any direct evidence
dataset
https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/geology/cp_wp8_last_glacial_maximum
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Geoscientific information
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publication: 2024-10-29
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British Geological Survey (BGS)
Marine Department,
Keyworth,
NG12 5GG,
United Kingdom
tel: +44 (0)115 9363100
email:
[email protected]
Role: point of contact
Data Quality
A harmonised classification of submerged landscape features (landforms and deposits) and palaeoenvironmental indicators utilises existing records (e.g. maps, geophysical data, databases, reports, literature) to assemble an inventory of submerged landscape data. Submerged landscapes features included are: coastal, riverine, subaerial, water points and arhcaeological data. Palaeoenvironmental information will comprise records of flora and fauna and indicators of former sea level. Chronological information (e.g. 14C) will be included as an attribute, and used to assign features to a specific palaeogeographic reconstruction. An assessment of Holocene sediment thickness will be made using existing geological maps and/or borehole databases. The compiled information on submerged landscape features, palaeoenvironmental indicators and age will be used to underpin palaeogeographic reconstructions across various time-frames.
Constraints
The condition is only valid for the submerged landscapes shown on the EMODnet portal. The conditions for the real data held by the partners are probably different. See INSPIRE Directive for more details.
Metadata about metadata
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British Geological Survey (BGS)
Marine Department,
Keyworth,
NG12 5GG,
United Kingdom
tel: +44 (0)115 9363100
email:
[email protected]
Role: point of contact
2024-10-30