Quaternary palaeoclimates in the eastern Canary islands

Abstract

In the eastern Canary islands, aeolian formations interbedded with palaeosols have been studies. The sequences cover the last 40 ka, as evidenced by one 14C accelerator analysis and several classical radiocarbon dates. As in the Sahara, at least two wet episodes characterize isotopic stage 3. A short pedogenesis corresponds to the first deglaciation step at 15 ka.