Changes in jökulhlaup sizes in Grímsvötn, Vatnajökull, Iceland, 1934-91, deduced from in-situ measurements of subglacial lake volume

Abstract A record of volumes of jökulhlaups from the subglacial Grímsvötn lake, Vatnajökull, Iceland, has been derived for the period 1934–91. The change in lake volume during jökulhlaups is estimated from the lake area, ice-cover thickness and the drop in lake level. The jökulhlaup volumes have dec...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Gudmundsson, Magnús T., Björnsson, Helgi, Pálsson, Finnur
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1995
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000016166
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000016166