Controls on the development of supraglacial floodwater outlets during jökulhlaups

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 271, 2002, Pages 71-76

  Roberts, Matthew J ^a   Russell, Andrew J ^a   Tweed, Fiona S ^a   Knudsen, Óskar ^a  

^a ICELANDIC METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Flood routing; Hydrofracturing; Iceland; J kulhlaup; Subglacial hydrology; Supraglacial

Indexed keywords

GLACIERS; HYDRAULICS; ICE; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

HYDRAULIC PRESSURES;

FLOODS;

FLOOD ROUTING; FLOW OVER SURFACE; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; JOKULHLAUP; OUTBURST;

ICELAND;

EID: 0036126996     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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