Constraining bedrock erosion during extreme flood events: case study of Jökulsá á Fjöllum, Iceland

• Main Authors: Baynes, E., Atta, M., Dugmore, A., Kirstein, L.A., Niedermann, S., Lague, Dimitri
• Other Authors: School of Geosciences Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, Géosciences Rennes (GR), Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR), Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2013
• Subjects: [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences; Glacial Lake; Vatnajökull; Jökulsá á Fjöllum; Ásbyrgi; Jökulsárgljúfur; Dry Canyon; Iceland
• Online Access: https://insu.hal.science/insu-00950512

International audience Extreme flood events are characterised by very high discharges, potentially exceeding 10^6 m^3/s, over a short period of time. They can result from varied causes including landslide dam failure, glacial lake outbursts, subglacial volcanic eruptions and powerful typhoons. While...