The Myrdalsjokull Ice Cap, Iceland
Glacial Processes, Sediments and Landforms on an Active Volcano
Anders Schomacker editor Johannes Krüger editor Kurt Kjaer editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Elsevier Science & Technology
Published:19th Oct '09
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Lowland glaciers are usually considered the best analogs for formerly glaciated areas and as such, many Icelandic glaciers have been intensively investigated with regard to process-orientated sediment-landform interrelationships. The Mýrdalsjökull ice cap has, thus, served as an excellent "ice-age laboratory." Furthermore, a substantial effort has been directed toward understanding the interaction between volcanic activity and glacier response, such as meltwater outbursts (jökulhlaups) and sudden events of rapidly flowing glacier ice. The book reviews the following themes related to Mýrdalsjökull: glaciology, glacial and quaternary geology, sedimentology, tephrochronology and eruption history of Katla, and crustal movements. All authors are involved in research about the subglacial Katla volcano and Mýrdalsjökull.
ISBN: 9780444530455
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 880g
224 pages