Ribbed moraines in the Vopnafjörður region, Iceland

• Main Author: Erla Guðný Helgadóttir 1993-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Jarðfræði; Jöklarannsóknir; Jökulruðningar; Vopnafjörður; Glaciology; Glacial landforms; Hauksstaðaheiði; Ice Sheet; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/35879

Ice streams provide a primary drainage pathway for ice sheet mass loss. Studying palaeo-ice stream beds improves understanding of current ice streams‘ dynamics in modern ice sheets. This study sheds light on palaeo-ice streaming and deglaciation of the eastern part of the Iceland ice sheet (IIS). Pa...