Tunnel channel formation during the November 1996 jökulhlaup, Skeiðarárjökull, Iceland

• Main Authors: Russell AJ, Gregory AG, Large ARG, Fleisher PJ, Harris T
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: International Glaciological Society 2007
• Subjects: Rip; Skeiðarárjökull; Annals of Glaciology; glacier; Iceland
• Online Access: https://eprint.ncl.ac.uk/fulltext.aspx?url=42901/298B0FEB-BE8E-4261-B33E-C45D6579B19E.pdf&pub_id=42901

Despite the ubiquity of tunnel channels and valleys within formerly glaciated areas, their origin remains enigmatic. Few modern analogues exist for event-related subglacial erosion. This paper presents evidence of subglacial meltwater erosion and tunnel channel formation during the November 1996 jök...