Lichenometry in Iceland, results and application

• Published in: Géomorphologie : relief, processus, environnement
• Main Author: Decaulne, Armelle
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Groupe français de géomorphologie 2016
• Subjects: thalles de rhizocarpon; datation; géomorphologie; rhizocarpon thallus; dating; geomorphology; Dater; Mýrdalsjökull; Vatnajökull; Iceland; Islande
• Online Access: http://geomorphologie.revues.org/11291

This paper proposes a review of the use of lichenometry in Iceland since 1970, using different techniques to solve the chronology of geomorphic processes. Most users have sought to date proglacial landforms in two main areas: around the southern ice-caps of Vatnajökull and Mýrdalsjökull and in the T...