Quaternary Stratigraphy and Geomorphology of the Bavarian Alpine Foreland
Lempe B, Mayr C (2025)
Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes
Publication year: 2025
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
Edited Volumes: Landscapes and Landforms of Germany
Series: World Geomorphological Landscapes
Book Volume: Part F1092
Pages Range: 425-447
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-77876-6_25
Abstract
The Bavarian Alpine Foreland is a classical area of geomorphological and stratigraphical studies of the Quaternary since the late nineteenth century. The foothills of the Alps offer a wealth of well-preserved landforms that were created by primarily glacigenic and glacifluvial processes. These include terraced valleys formed during multiple phases by glacial meltwaters. In the Memmingen region, these contributed significantly to the classification of glacials into four main phases in the Alpine region, which is still used today with modifications and extensions. Moraine ramparts, terminal basins, kettle holes, drumlins and many other landforms, especially from the last glacial period, are still well preserved and witness the landscape-shaping advances of the piedmont glaciers from the Alps.
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APA:
Lempe, B., & Mayr, C. (2025). Quaternary Stratigraphy and Geomorphology of the Bavarian Alpine Foreland. In Landscapes and Landforms of Germany. (pp. 425-447). Springer Science and Business Media B.V..
MLA:
Lempe, Bernhard, and Christoph Mayr. "Quaternary Stratigraphy and Geomorphology of the Bavarian Alpine Foreland." Landscapes and Landforms of Germany. Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2025. 425-447.
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