Responses of south-Iceland glaciers and sandurs to post-Little Ice Age climate change : patterns and temporal rhythms adjustments of the glacio-fluvial continuum
Based on a systemic approach, this study intends to characterize the patterns and the temporal rhythms of the glacio-fluvial continuum adjustment to the post-Little Ice Age climate change. According to lichenometric dating and quantification of the glacial and fluvioglacial responses of fifteen glac...
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Format: | Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis |
Language: | French |
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HAL CCSD
2011
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Online Access: | https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00705325 https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00705325/document https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00705325/file/Roussel-E-2011-07.pdf |
Summary: | Based on a systemic approach, this study intends to characterize the patterns and the temporal rhythms of the glacio-fluvial continuum adjustment to the post-Little Ice Age climate change. According to lichenometric dating and quantification of the glacial and fluvioglacial responses of fifteen glaciers tongues and sandurs in south-Iceland, the range of observed adjustments scenarios is explored. The heterogeneous and asynchronous nature of responses are tested and the variables controlling the observed adjustment variability are identified. Based on the collected and analyzed data sets: (i) we highlight the asynchronous LIA maximum extent of south-Icelandic glaciers and the significant heterogeneity in glacier fronts retreat intensity which both reflect the complex nature of glacier response to climate change; (ii) we suggest the existence of marginal processes akin to self-organized criticality which control sediment transport efficiency and water discharges; (iii) we identify a prevailing pattern for the post-LIA fluvial adjustment of sandur type I and the independent response of jökulhlaup sandur (type III) to glacier front fluctuations. A travers une approche systémique, l’objectif de cette thèse est de préciser les modes et les rythmes d’ajustement du continuum glacio-fluvial au changement climatique post-Petit Âge Glaciaire. À partir de la datation lichénométrique et de la quantification des réponses des systèmes glaciaire et fluvioglaciaire de quinze émissaires et sandurs sud-islandais, nous explorons l’éventail des scénarios d’ajustements observés, testons l’hétérogénéité et le caractère asynchrone des réponses glaciaires et fluvioglaciaires et cernons les variables de contrôle susceptibles d’expliquer la diversité des réponses mesurées. Sur la base des données collectées, traitées et analysées, nous avons pu : (1) mettre en évidence une asynchronie du maximum PAG glaciaire et une forte hétérogénéité de l’intensité de recul post-PAG des émissaires sud-islandais reflétant la nature fondamentalement ... |
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