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WALTON, Sarah, STORRAR, Robert, HOLMES, Naomi, BRIDGE, Jonathan, EWERTOWSKI, Marek, TOMCZYK, Aleksandra and JONES, Andrew (2024). Post-little ice age glacial geomorphology of contrasting topographic settings at Skálafellsjökull, southeast Iceland. Journal of Maps, 20 (1).
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Abstract
Glacial geomorphological mapping from the southern margin of Skálafellsjökull, southeast Iceland, depicts a topographically diverse mountainside, influencing glacier dynamics, landform formation and glacier retreat since the Little Ice Age maximum in ∼1890. The glacial landforms present are typical of southeast Icelandic temperate glaciers, comprising recessional push moraines, including sawtooth moraines, and associated fluting. Study area A demonstrates an abandoned lobe confined by steep V-shaped topography, displaying moraines and minimal fluting, suggesting low preservation of landforms, and changes in glacier behaviour. At study area B, the sawtooth moraine morphology demonstrates changes in the glacier margin as the ice interacted with a series of topographic benches during active recession. The steep-sided valley at study area C illustrates densely spaced arcuate moraines, reflecting subtle changes in ice elevation. This mapping provides a framework for further investigations into glacier retreat rates and the influence of local topography and climate.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 0403 Geology; 0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience; 1604 Human Geography; Geography; 3705 Geology; 3709 Physical geography and environmental geoscience; 4406 Human geography |
| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2024.2329163 |
| SWORD Depositor: | Symplectic Elements |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Elements |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2024 12:53 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Mar 2024 12:54 |
| URI: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/33471 |
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