The Quaternary Ice Agepresents an overview of the present knowledge on environmental change as seen in the history of the quaternary ice age of the Alps. Its main theme is a description of the stratigraphic record produced by fundamental changes in the environment through multiple cycles of glacier advance and retreat.

• A timely contribution to the global climate change discussion
• Assembles the immense amount of quaternary Alpine research into one volume
• Shows the global distribution of climatic fluctuations during the ice age