@inbook{fc2185002bbe11df8ed1000ea68e967b,
title = "Subglacial environments, sediments and landforms at the margins of M{\'y}rdalsj{\"o}kull",
abstract = "Sedimentological research has benefited from the new subglacial landscapes exposed during the retreat from the Little Ice Age glacier maximum. For instance, the north margin of M{\'y}rdalsj{\"o}kull has retreated 1.5-2 km since the late nineteenth century, and an extensive subglacial till plain has appeared. Meltwater streams have dissected the subglacial deposits and provided excellent geological sections which have been intensively studied. Radio echo soundings and other surveys have been undertaken in order to map the substratum beneath M{\'y}rdalsj{\"o}kull. Because of the potential hazards from j{\"o}kulhlaups, focus has been on the Katla caldera and the subglacial drainage routeways. Results from these surveys have provided high-resolution surface models of the subglacial topography, and in combination with glaciological and sedimentological data, a unique impression of the subglacial environment emerges. In this chapter, we explore the subglacial environments of M{\'y}rdalsj{\"o}kull using both the sedimentological and the geophysical approaches.",
keywords = "Faculty of Science, M{\'y}rdalsj{\"o}kull",
author = "Anders Schomacker and Kj{\ae}r, {Kurt H.} and Johannes Kr{\"u}ger",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1016/S1571-0866(09)01308-6",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-0-444-53045-5",
series = "Developments in Quaternary Sciences",
publisher = "Elsevier",
pages = "127--144",
editor = "Anders Schomacker and Johannes Kr{\"u}ger and Kj{\ae}r, {Kurt H.}",
booktitle = "The M{\'y}rdalsj{\"o}kull Ice Cap, Iceland. Glacial processes, sediments and landforms on an active volcano",
address = "Netherlands",
}