Spatial Analysis of Cirques from Three Regions of Iceland: Implications for Cirque Formation and Palaeoclimate

• Main Authors: Ipsen, Heather A., Principato, Sarah M., Grube, Rachael E., Lee, Jessica F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College 2018
• Subjects: Cirques; Iceland; climate record; glaciers; ice caps; Climate; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies; Ela; Norway; Vestfirðir; Kamchatka
• Online Access: https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/esfac/97; https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1102&context=esfac

This study is a quantitative analysis of cirques in three regions of Iceland: Tröllaskagi, the East Fjords and Vestfirðir. Using Google Earth and the National Land Survey of Iceland Map Viewer, we identified 347 new cirques on Tröllaskagi and the East Fjords region, and combined these data with 100...