Field and Laboratory Study of the Flàajökull Glacier, Iceland

• Main Author: Jacobson, Jr., William Russell
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: UWM Digital Commons 2015
• Subjects: Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility; Drumlins; Fláajökull Glacier; Iceland; Ice Fabrics; Ring-shear Device; Till Fabrics; Climate; Engineering Mechanics; Geomorphology; Vatnajökull; Fláajökull; glacier; Ice cap
• Online Access: https://dc.uwm.edu/etd/1057; https://dc.uwm.edu/context/etd/article/2062/viewcontent/JacobsonJr_uwm_0263D_11209.pdf

The increased surface melting of the outlet glaciers of the Vatnajökull Ice Cap has a profound affect on the dynamics of the ice-bed couple and landform genesis. Soft-bedded glaciers are largely inaccessible, which creates a problem. One challenge is to understand the complex interactions of the gla...