Glacier fluctuations, lichenometry and climatic change in Iceland

This thesis examines the spatial and temporal expression of Holocene glacier fluctuations in southeast Iceland. The study uses geomorphological evidence to reconstruct the former extent of Lambatungnajökull -a non-surging, valley glacier flowing from the eastern flank of the Vatnajökull ice-cap. Lic...

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Main Author: Bradwell, Tom
Published: University of Edinburgh 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.546803