STUDIES OF THE COASTAL MORPHOLOGY ON SURTSEY ISLAND

• Main Author: Norrman,John O.
• Other Authors: AIR FORCE CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LABS L G HANSCOM FIELD MASS
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1970
• Subjects: Geology; Geochemistry and Mineralogy; (*ICELAND; COASTAL REGIONS); (*COASTAL REGIONS; *VOLCANOES); TERRAIN; EROSION; AVALANCHES; OCEAN WAVES; PHOTOGEOLOGY; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS; MARINE GEOLOGY; MUDFLOWS; *COASTAL TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES; COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; TRANSLATIONS; Surtsey; Syrtlingur; The Shoals; Iceland
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0707484; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0707484

Investigations on the shore and offshore morphology of the volcanic island of Surtsey off the southeastern coast of Iceland are reported. The volcanic activity that started as a submarine explosion in November 1963 ended in June 1967. A photogrammetric map of the island is in preparation. During the...