Ablation Cones on Sidujökull, Iceland
- 1 January 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography
- Vol. 25 (2) , 109-119
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00291957108551916
Abstract
The subject of this study is the ephemeral relief of the edge of one of the Vatnajökull outlet glaciers, called Sidujökull, developed in the shape of dirt cones. Special attention has been paid to the distribution of these forms, influenced by the existence of a system of fissures, supraglacial channels and shear planes in the glacier surface, and to the origin of covering material and development of conical forms. Taking into account the main process of ablation and the shape, a suggestion is made to use the term ‘ablation cone’ instead of ‘dirt cone’.Keywords
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