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
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000023984 2024-03-03T08:45:42+00:00 The Formation of Dirt Cones on Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand Krenek, L. O. 1958 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000023984 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000023984 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 3, issue 24, page 312-315 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1958 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000023984 2024-02-08T08:40:37Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press New Zealand Journal of Glaciology 3 24 312 315
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