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The Welsh Ice Cap Interaction

26 Feb ’13 | Posted by Henry in climate, glaciology, research, Wales| 1 comment

The following Google Earth animation is an ‘optimal’ numerical reconstruction of the Late Devensian Welsh Ice Cap, derived in the publication ‘The last Welsh Ice Cap: Part 1′. Timeslices of the ice-surface velocity begin at 27.8 ka BP and refresh every 200 years. To view properly: Make sure the time slider is zoomed out to [...]

The Welsh Ice Cap

14 Jul ’11 | Posted by Henry in climate, glaciology, modelling, research, video, Wales| 0 comments

During the last glacial maximum ~20 thousand years ago, Britain and Ireland became engulfed by a large and dynamic ice sheet. Wales played an important part, hosting its own semi-independent ice cap with accumulation centres located on Snowdonia, the Cambrian Mountains and the Brecon Beacons. Ice is thought to have covered all summits in Wales, [...]