@article{fdi:010069994, title = {{D}eglaciation in the central {P}yrenees during the {P}leistocene-{H}olocene transition : timing and geomorphological significance}, author = {{P}alacios, {D}. and {G}arcia-{R}uiz, {J}. {M}. and {A}ndres, {N}. and {S}chimmelpfennig, {I}. and {C}ampos, {N}. and {L}eanni, {L}aetitia and {A}ster {T}eam}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this study, we document deglaciation in a sector of the southern central {P}yrenees (the {P}anticosa massif and the upper {G}allego and {O}ssau valleys) using cosmic-ray exposure ({CRE}) dating methods, which were applied to samples from high altitude polished rock steps and rock glacier boulders. {T}he obtained {CRE} dates show a coherent spatial distribution and confirm results previously obtained in this study area, thus demonstrating the reliability and robustness of the method. {T}he results of analyses based on two distinct isotopes ({B}e-10 and {C}l-36) are consistent, although the error is higher for results based on the {C}l-36 isotope. {T}he study provides evidence for ice extent in the {H}igh {G}allego {V}alley during the {O}ldest {D}ryas, with glacial advance until the bottom of the valleys, although the main glacier tongues remained disconnected from each other. {D}uring this period, the extent of glacier advance was directly related to the elevation of the associated summits. {T}he {Y}ounger {D}ryas glaciers were constrained to cirques or very short ice tongues, and dating of the polished rock steps indicates that the ice masses were present until the first millennium of the {H}olocene. {T}he {B}razato rock glacier developed at the beginning of the {H}olocene and remained active until the {H}olocene {T}hermal {O}ptimum, because of the protective effect of large masses of blocks and boulders.}, keywords = {{D}eglaciation ; {R}ock glacier ; {S}urface exposure dating ; {I}n situ cosmogenic ; chlorine-36 ; {I}n situ cosmogenic beryllium-10 ; {O}ldest {D}ryas ; {Y}ounger ; {D}ryas ; {H}olocene ; {P}yrenees ; {S}pain ; {ESPAGNE} ; {PYRENEES}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{Q}uaternary {S}cience {R}eviews}, volume = {162}, numero = {}, pages = {111--127}, ISSN = {0277-3791}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.03.007}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069994}, }