Surface and geometry changes during the first documented surge of Kverkjökull, central Iceland.

• Main Authors: Carrivick, Jonathan L., TWEED, Fiona, James, William M., Jóhannesson, Tómas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Utgefendur 2017
• Subjects: Kverkjökull; Svalbard; Vatnajökull; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland
• Online Access: http://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/2985/; https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/2985/2/Kverkfjoll_surge_Sept%202016.docx; https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/2985/1/Carrivick%20et%20al.%20Kverkjokull%202016.pdf; http://jokulljournal.is/

Glacier surges are events of enhanced ice flow during which ice previously stored at elevation is rapidly discharged down glacier. Surges are important agents of erosion and deposition, they affect the timing and magnitude of meltwater runoff and in areas where surging is common, e.g. Iceland and Sv...