Concentrated, ‘pulsed’ axial glacier flow: structural glaciological evidence from Kvíárjökull in SE Iceland

• Published in: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
• Main Authors: Phillips, Emrys, Everest, Jez, Evans, David J.A., Finlayson, Andrew, Ewertowski, Marek, Guild, Ailsa, Jones, Lee
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2017
• Subjects: The Corridor; glacier; Iceland
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517499/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517499/1/Phillips%20et%20al%20Kviar%20paper.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4145

A detailed structural glaciological study carried out on Kvíárjökull in SE Iceland reveals that recent flow within this maritime glacier is concentrated within a narrow corridor located along its central axis. This active corridor is responsible for feeding ice from the accumulation zone on the sout...