An unusual jökulhlaup resulting from subglacial volcanism, Sólheimajökull, Iceland

• Published in: Quaternary Science Reviews
• Main Authors: Russell, Andrew J., TWEED, Fiona, Roberts, Matthew J., Harris, Tim D., Gudmundsson, Magnús T., Knudsen, Óskar, Marren, Philip M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2010
• Subjects: F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences; Rip; Sólheimajökull; glacier; Iceland
• Online Access: http://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/1728/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2010.02.023

Jökulhlaups (glacial outburst floods) are frequent in glaciated terrain. Jökulhlaups exhibiting a sudden rise to peak discharge have not been subject to detailed investigation. A volcanically-generated flood burst from Sólheimajökull, Iceland in July 1999. This paper accounts for the causes, charact...