The Formation of Dirt Cones on Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand

Abstract Due to the abnormally warm summers of 1955 and 1956 the glaciers of Mount Ruapehu deteriorated to such an extent that the ash layer of the eruption of 1945 was exposed everywhere. This caused a development of ice cones similar to those occurring in Iceland. Various factors, especially heavy...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Krenek, L. O.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1958
Subjects:
Earth-Surface Processes
New Zealand
Iceland
Journal of Glaciology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000023984
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000023984
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Summary:Abstract Due to the abnormally warm summers of 1955 and 1956 the glaciers of Mount Ruapehu deteriorated to such an extent that the ash layer of the eruption of 1945 was exposed everywhere. This caused a development of ice cones similar to those occurring in Iceland. Various factors, especially heavy crevassing, which took place at the same time, are responsible for the different ways of development of dirt cones on Ruapehu.

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