Discharge and suspended sediment dynamics during two jökulhlaups in the Skaftá river, Iceland

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1441-1460

  Old, Gareth H ^a   Lawler, Damian M ^b   Snorrason, Árni ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c National Energy Authority Reykjavik   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Discharge; Glacial outburst floods; Iceland; J kulhlaup; Steam explosions; Suspended sediment; Turbidity; Volcanic activity

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EARTHQUAKES; FLOODS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEISMOLOGY; TURBIDITY; VOLCANOES; WATER QUALITY;

DISCHARGE; GLACIAL OUTBURST FLOODS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; STEAM EXPLOSIONS; SUBGLACIAL GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; VOLCANIC ACTIVITY;

RIVERS;

DISCHARGE; JOKULHLAUP; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ARCTIC; ICELAND; SKAFTA RIVER;

EID: 29844450688     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1216     Document Type: Article

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