Tunnel channel formation during the November 1996 jökulhlaup, Skeidarárjökull, Iceland

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2007, Pages 95-103

  Russell, Andrew J ^a   Gregory, Andrew R ^a   Large, Andrew R G ^a   Fleisher, P Jay ^b   Harris, Timothy D ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; JOKULHLAUP; OUTBURST; PEAK DISCHARGE; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; TUNNEL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 53349129060     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756407782282552     Document Type: Conference Paper

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