Héðinsdalsjökull, northern Iceland: geomorphology recording the recent complex evolution of a glacier

• Main Authors: Rodríguez-Mena, Manuel, Fernández-Fernández, José M., Tanarro, Luis M., Zamorano, José J., Palacios, David
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
• Subjects: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Chemical sciences; Sociology; FOS Sociology; 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Biological sciences; 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified; FOS Computer and information sciences; glacier; Iceland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14589555; https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/H_insdalsj_kull_northern_Iceland_geomorphology_recording_the_recent_complex_evolution_of_a_glacier/14589555

The objective of this work is to conduct a detailed mapping of the Héðinsdalsjökull foreland, northern Iceland (65°39′N, 18°55′W). This cirque currently shows a variety of glacial and periglacial landforms derived from a complex deglaciation. Mapping was performed combining traditional hand-drawn and digital mapping. A hand-drawn sketch was georeferenced in ArcMap 10.7.1, supported on an aerial photograph (year 2000). Its vectorization, symbolization and final design were done in the computer-aided design (CAD) software MicroStation Connect. Complementary high-resolution Digital Surface Models were obtained from historical aerial photographs and ground-view field photographs through the application of Structure from Motion (SfM) photogrammetry. To improve the topographic expression of the geomorphological map, a photorealistic 3D view has been generated. The final map highlights the complexity of the foreland and the coexistence existence of a range of different units and landforms. The map will ease future studies on the transformation of receding glaciers.