Characteristics and impacts of jökulhlaups (glacial outburst floods) from Kverkfjöll, Iceland

Jökulhlaups, or glacier outburst floods, have occurred during the Holocene from the northern margin of the Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland. Relatively little is known about the origin, magnitude and frequency of these jökulhlaups. The volcanic rifting zone of northern Iceland provides a new environment...

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Main Author: Carrivick, Jonathan L.
Published: Keele University 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.411883