Late Holocene and modern glacier changes in the marginal zone of Sólheimajökull, South Iceland

• Main Authors: Schomacker, Anders, Benediktsson, Ívar Örn, Ingólfsson, Ólafur, Friis, Bjarki, Korsgaard, Niels Jákup, Kjær, Kurt H., Keiding, Jakob Kløve
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Sólheimajökull; glacier; Iceland
• Online Access: https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/late-holocene-and-modern-glacier-changes-in-the-marginal-zone-of-solheimajoekull-south-iceland(3fc3ac07-3f7f-4c6a-bcf7-f463bb1de7df).html

The forefield of the Sólheimajökull outlet glacier, South Iceland, has a variety of glacial landforms and sediments that are products of late Holocene and modern glacier oscillations. Several sets of moraine ridges reflect past ice front positions and river-cut sedimentary sections provide informati...