Reversible glacial-periglacial transition in response to climate changes and paraglacial dynamics: a case study from Héðinsdalsjökull (northern Iceland)

• Published in: Geomorphology
• Main Authors: Palacios, David, Rodríguez-Mena, Manuel, Fernández-Fernández, Jose M., Schimmelpfennig, Irene, Tanarro, Luis M., Zamorano, José J., Andrés, Nuria, Úbeda, Jose, Sæmundsson, Þorsteinn, Brynjólfsson, Skafti, Oliva, Marc, Team A.S.T.E.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: Northern Iceland; Debris-covered glacier; Rock glacier; Debris-free glacier; Glacial evolution; Paraglacial dynamics; Climatic variability; New Rock; Skagafjörður; glacier; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/49366; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.107787

The objective of this work is to chronologically establish the origin of the different glacial and rock glacier complex landforms deposited by Héðinsdalsjökull glacier (65°39′ N, 18°55′ W), in the Héðinsdalur valley (Skagafjörður fjord, Tröllaskagi peninsula, central northern Iceland). Multiple meth...