Geomorphological evidence for jökulhlaups from Kverkfjöll volcano, Iceland

• Published in: Geomorphology
• Main Authors: Carrivick, Jonathan L., Russell, Andrew J., TWEED, Fiona
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2004
• Subjects: F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences; Biskupsfell; Jökulsá á Fjöllum; Kverkfjöll; Iceland
• Online Access: http://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/1736/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2004.03.006

Jökulhlaups (glacial outburst floods) are known to have drained along the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river in Iceland during the Holocene. However, little is known about their number, age, source, and flow characteristics. This paper provides detailed geomorphological evidence for jökulhlaups that have route...