Jökulhlaups in Iceland : sources, release and drainage

• Main Author: Björnsson, Helgi
• Other Authors: University of Iceland Reykjavik
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2010
• Subjects: [SDU.STU.GL]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Glaciology; [SDU.STU.HY]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Hydrology; [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes; Marginal Lake; glacier; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hal.univ-brest.fr/hal-00480676; https://hal.univ-brest.fr/hal-00480676/document; https://hal.univ-brest.fr/hal-00480676/file/Bjornsson_resume_3_.pdf

Jökulhlaups in Iceland may originate from marginal or subglacial sources of water melted by atmospheric processes, permanent geothermal heat or volcanic eruptions. Glacier-volcano interactions produce meltwater that either drains toward the glacier margin or accumulates in subglacial lakes. Accumula...