Meteorological conditions during slush-flow release and their geomorphological impact in northwestern Iceland: A case study from the Bíldudalur valley

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 187-197

  Decaulne, Armelle ^a,b,c   Sæmundsson, Porsteinn ^a  

^a Natural Research Centre of Northwest Iceland   (Iceland)

^b Laboratoire de geographie physique et environnementale Clermont Ferrand   (France)

^c Náttúrustofa Nordurlands Vestra ^*  (Iceland)

Author keywords

Debris cone; Northwest Iceland; Slush flows; Snow melt

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GULLY; METEOROLOGY; SEDIMENTATION; SNOWMELT;

ARCTIC; BILDUDALUR; ICELAND;

EID: 33748470916     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: 14680459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0459.2006.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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