The Myrdalsjokull Ice Cap, Iceland —— Glacial Processes, Sediments and Landforms on an Active Volcano

----- 冰岛 Myrdalsjokull冰帽：活火山上的冰川形成过程、沉积与地形

ISBN: 9780444530455 出版年：2009 页码：219 Elsevier Science_RM

Lowland glaciers are usually considered the best analogs for formerly glaciated areas and as such, many Icelandic glaciers have been intensively investigated with regard to process-orientated sediment-landform interrelationships. The M媒rdalsj枚kull ice cap has, thus, served as an excellent "ice-age laboratory." Furthermore, a substantial effort has been directed toward understanding the interaction between volcanic activity and glacier response, such as meltwater outbursts (j枚kulhlaups) and sudden events of rapidly flowing glacier ice. The book reviews the following themes related to M媒rdalsj枚kull: glaciology, glacial and quaternary geology, sedimentology, tephrochronology and eruption history of Katla, and crustal movements. All authors are involved in research about the subglacial Katla volcano and M媒rdalsj枚kull.Book covers all aspects of the ice cap and volcano dynamicsComprehensive reviews with updated resultsEditors and authors are well established scientists with research experience from MyrdalsjokullStandard reference work for Myrdalsjokull