Landscape change in the jokulhlaup-prone proglacial system at Solheimajokull has been quantified at multiple spatio-temporal scales with the aim of assessing the relative geomorphic importance of the 1999 j6kulhlaup and the controls on proglacial landscape development. A time-series of high-resolution orthophotographs, photogrammetric digital elevation models (DEMs) and LiDAR data were used to quantify planform and volumetric rates of change both pre- and post-j6oulhlaup. Proglacial sedimentological and stratigraphic characteristics were investigated using ground penetrating radar (GPR), sediment logging and clast analysis. Depth-averaged two-dimensional hydrodynamic modelling was used to reconstruct jokulhlaup flow hydraulics, sediment transport and within-flood bed elevation change.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:634743 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Staines, Kate Emily Hamblin |
| Publisher | University of Leeds |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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