@article{fdi:010087525, title = {{C}limate changes during the {L}ate {G}lacial in southern {E}urope : new insights based on pollen and br{GDGT}s of {L}ake {M}atese in {I}taly}, author = {{R}obles, {M}. and {P}eyron, {O}. and {M}enot, {G}. and {B}rugiapaglia, {E}. and {W}ulf, {S}. and {A}ppelt, {O}. and {B}lache, {M}. and {V}anniere, {B}. and {D}ugerdil, {L}. and {P}aura, {B}. and {A}nsanay-{A}lex, {S}. and {C}romartie, {A}. and {C}harlet, {L}. and {G}u{\'e}dron, {S}t{\'e}phane and de {B}eaulieu, {J}. {L}. and {J}oannin, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he {L}ate {G}lacial (14 700-11 700 cal {BP}) is a key climate period marked by rapid but contrasted changes in the {N}orthern {H}emisphere. {I}ndeed, regional climate differences have been evidenced during the {L}ate {G}lacial in {E}urope and the northern {M}editerranean. {H}owever, past climate patterns are still debated since temperature and precipitation changes are poorly investigated towards the lower {E}uropean latitudes. {L}ake {M}atese in southern {I}taly is a key site in the central {M}editerranean to investigate climate patterns during the {L}ate {G}lacial. {T}his study aims to reconstruct climate changes and their impacts at {M}atese using a multi-proxy approach including magnetic susceptibility, geochemistry ({XRF} core scanning), pollen data and molecular biomarkers like branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (br{GDGT}s). {P}aleotemperatures and paleo-precipitation patterns are quantitatively inferred from pollen assemblages (multi-method approach: modern analogue technique, weighted averaging partial least-squares regression, random forest and boosted regression trees) and br{GDGT} calibrations. {T}he results are compared to a latitudinal selection of regional climate reconstructions in {I}taly to better understand climate processes in {E}urope and in the circum-{M}editerranean region. {A} warm {B}olling-{A}llerod and a marked cold {Y}ounger {D}ryas are revealed in all climate reconstructions inferred from various proxies (chironomids, ostracods, speleothems, pollen, br{GDGT}s), showing no latitudinal differences in terms of temperatures across {I}taly. {D}uring the {B}olling-{A}llerod, no significant changes in terms of precipitation are recorded; however, a contrasted pattern is visible during the {Y}ounger {D}ryas. {S}lightly wetter conditions are recorded south of 42(?) {N}, whereas dry conditions are recorded north of 42(?) {N}. {D}uring the {Y}ounger {D}ryas, cold conditions can be attributed to the southward position of {N}orth {A}tlantic sea ice and of the polar frontal jet stream, whereas the increase in precipitation in southern {I}taly seems to be linked to relocation of {A}tlantic storm tracks into the {M}editerranean, induced by the {F}ennoscandian ice sheet and the {N}orth {E}uropean {P}lain. {B}y contrast, warm conditions during the {B}olling-{A}llerod can be linked to the northward position of {N}orth {A}tlantic sea ice and of the polar frontal jet stream.}, keywords = {{EUROPE} ; {ITALIE} ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}limate of the {P}ast}, volume = {19}, numero = {2}, pages = {493--515}, ISSN = {1814-9324}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.5194/cp-19-493-2023}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087525}, }