We present a new ¹⁰Be production rate for the mid-elevation mountain ranges of central Europe. Beryllium-10 surface exposure dating of moraines and radiocarbon dating of presumably younger lake sediments allowed for determining the accumulation rate of ¹⁰Be in the surfaces of large boulders on moraines. The accumulation of ¹⁰Be was slower at most European reference sites. The estimated rate will not only be useful for future age determinations but also for revising existing age estimates.

Erosion processes below glacier ice have carved large and deep basins in the landscapes surrounding mountain ranges as well as polar regions. With our comparison, we show that these two groups of basins are very similar in their shapes and sizes. However, open questions still remain especially regarding the sediments that later fill up these basins. We aim to stimulate future research and promote exchange between researchers working around the Alps and the northern central European lowlands.

Luminescence properties of samples from the Rinikerfeld, northern Switzerland, are assessed. Reader-specific low preheat temperatures are invesigated to ensure suitable measurement conditions. While quartz is found to be dominated by stable fast components, signal loss is observed for feldspar and polymineral. In general, the ages of the fading corrected feldspar and the fine-grained polymineral fractions are in agreement with coarse-grained quartz, and ages indicate sedimentation during MIS6.