Widespread inflation and drainage of a p?hoehoe flow field: the Nesjahraun, Þingvellir, Iceland

• Main Authors: Stevenson, John Alexander, Mitchell, Neil Charles, Cassidy, Michael, Pinkerton, Harry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Þingvallavatn; Iceland
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/338935/

This study describes the emplacement of the Nesjahraun, a basaltic lava flow that entered the lake Þingvallavatn, SW Iceland. High-resolution remotely sensed data were combined with fieldwork to map the flow field. Onshore, the Nesjahraun exhibits a variety of textures related to the widespread infl...