Channel pattern of proglacial rivers: topographic forcing due to glacier retreat

• Published in: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
• Main Authors: Marren, Philip M., Toomath, Shamus C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2014
• Subjects: Skaftafellsjökull; glacier; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.3545; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fesp.3545; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/esp.3545

ABSTRACT Glacier retreat leads to changes in channel pattern during deglaciation, in response to changing water, sediment and base level controls. Recent ongoing retreat at Skaftafellsjökull, Iceland ( c . 50 m per year since 1998) has resulted in the formation of a sequence of river terraces, and s...