Towards a numerical palaeo-climate interpretation of periglacial features: initial results for sorted nets

Abstract

A novel procedure utilizing an inverse thermal modelling approach is designed to calculate palaeo-climate attributes responsible for the initiation of periglacial features indicative of the base of the palaeo-active layer. We demonstrate its performance on the example of relict sorted nets in the Krkonoše Mts., Czech Republic, and provide unique palaeotemperature and palaeo-permafrost estimates for the Late Glacial or Early Holocene.

Keywords

• palaeo-climate reconstruction
• active layer and permafrost
• sorted patterned ground
• thermal modelling
• Late Glacial and early Holocene history
• Central Europe