Skaftafellsjökull, Iceland: Glacial geomorphology recording glacier recession since the Little Ice Age

Evans, David J.A.; Ewertowski, Marek; Orton, Chris

doi:10.1080/17445647.2017.1310676

Skaftafellsjökull, Iceland: Glacial geomorphology recording glacier recession since the Little Ice Age

Evans, David J.A.; Ewertowski, Marek; Orton, Chris

Authors

Professor David Evans d.j.a.evans@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Marek Ewertowski

Chris Orton

Abstract

A 1:5700 scale map of the recently deglaciated foreland of Skaftafellsjökull, Iceland as it appeared in 2007, depicts a typical active temperate glacial landsystem with a clear pattern of sequentially changing push moraine morphologies, including remarkable hairpin-shaped moraines, indicative of spatial and temporal variability in process-form regimes in glacier sub-marginal settings. Similar to other Icelandic glacier forelands, this demonstrates that the piedmont glacier lobes of the region have developed strong longitudinal crevassing and well-developed ice-marginal pecten during their historical recession from the Little Ice Age maximum moraines, likely driven by extending ice flow and poorly drained sub-marginal conditions typical of the uncovering of overdeepenings. Additionally, the localized development of a linear tract of kame and kettle topography is interpreted as the geomorphic and sedimentary signature of thrust stacked and gradually melting debris-rich glacier ice, a feature hitherto unrecognized in the Icelandic active temperate lobe landsystem signature.

Citation

Evans, D. J., Ewertowski, M., & Orton, C. (2017). Skaftafellsjökull, Iceland: Glacial geomorphology recording glacier recession since the Little Ice Age. Journal of Maps, 13(2), 358-368. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2017.1310676

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Mar 21, 2017
Online Publication Date	Apr 27, 2017
Publication Date	Nov 30, 2017
Deposit Date	Nov 29, 2016
Publicly Available Date	May 2, 2017
Journal	Journal of Maps
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	13
Issue	2
Pages	358-368
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2017.1310676

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