Cauldron subsidence and subglacial floods

Ice cauldrons are depressions which form at the surface of ice sheets when an underlying subglacial lake empties, in particular when subglacial volcanic eruptions occur. Notable examples of such cauldrons occur on the surface of the Vatnajökull ice cap in Iceland. More generally, cauldrons will form...

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Published in:Annals of Glaciology
Main Authors: Evatt, G. W., Fowler, A. C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/c4cf6915-fad3-46e7-8dfe-9ff3387f1da4
https://doi.org/10.3189/172756407782282561