Reconstruction of late 19th century geometry of Kotárjökull and Breiðamerkurjökull in SE-Iceland and comparison with the present

• Main Author: Snævarr Guðmundsson 1963-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Jarðfræði; Jöklafræði; Kotárjökull; Breiðamerkurjökull; Vatnajökull; glacier; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/18604

Glaciers in Iceland have retreated notably since the end of the 19th century in response to climate warming. Prior to that glaciers advanced during the Little Ice Age (LIA), which lasted several centuries. The recession has had many geomorphological and hydrological effects, for example a widespread...