Description
A glacial-interglacial transition such as the last glacial-interglacial transition in NW Europe.
Category
Category of FEP
Geosynthesis
Sub-category
Sub-category of FEP
External geodynamic events - climate change
Ondraf Niras FEP Number
Ondraf Niras FEP Number
23
FEP Effects
Description of FEP Effects
Fluvial incision (change in style from braided to meandering), denudation rate decrease, increased landscape stability and vegetation colonisation; baseline for landscape activity rises. Permafrost thawing (if applicable) will have significant consequences in terms of infiltration and flow patterns. Increased infiltration and aquifer recharge; changes in groundwater flow and porewater chemistry.
Reference(s)
References Relevant to FEP
ER-184_I2
NEA TN2 IFEP Reference(s)
Related IFEPs from the NEA TN2 List of Proposed IFEP Revisions [NEA/RWM/R(2013)8]
1.3.1 Global climate change. 1.3.2 Regional and local climate change. 1.3.7 Hydrological response to climate change. 1.3.8 Ecological response to climate change. 1.3.9 Geomorphological response to climate change.