TY - JOUR
T1 - Surficial geology and geomorphology of the brúuarjökull surging glacier landsystem
AU - Evans, David J.A.
AU - Twigg, David R.
AU - Rea, Brice R.
AU - Shand, Mike
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - A 1:30,000 scale map poster of the snout and proglacial landscape of the surging Icelandic glacier Brúuarjökull, provides a spatial and temporal assessment of the geomorphic impacts of surging in glaciated terrains. Based upon aerial photography from 1998, 1999 and 2000, the map identifies the major landforms that are regarded as diagnostic of glacier surging when viewed in a landsystem framework; specifically, thrust block and push moraines, overridden thrust block moraines, zig-zag eskers, crevasse squeeze ridges, long flutings, hummocky moraine and ice-cored, pitted outwash. This landscape imprint, when identified in ancient glaciated terrains, can therefore be used as indicative of surge activity in palaeoglaciological reconstructions.
AB - A 1:30,000 scale map poster of the snout and proglacial landscape of the surging Icelandic glacier Brúuarjökull, provides a spatial and temporal assessment of the geomorphic impacts of surging in glaciated terrains. Based upon aerial photography from 1998, 1999 and 2000, the map identifies the major landforms that are regarded as diagnostic of glacier surging when viewed in a landsystem framework; specifically, thrust block and push moraines, overridden thrust block moraines, zig-zag eskers, crevasse squeeze ridges, long flutings, hummocky moraine and ice-cored, pitted outwash. This landscape imprint, when identified in ancient glaciated terrains, can therefore be used as indicative of surge activity in palaeoglaciological reconstructions.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=59049083883&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/jom.2007.9710850
DO - 10.1080/jom.2007.9710850
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:59049083883
SN - 1744-5647
VL - 3
SP - 349
EP - 367
JO - Journal of Maps
JF - Journal of Maps
IS - 1
ER -