Late Holocene and modern glacier changes in the marginal zone of Sólheimajökull, South Iceland

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Late Holocene and modern glacier changes in the marginal zone of Sólheimajökull, South Iceland. / Schomacker, Anders; Benediktsson, Ívar Örn; Ingólfsson, Ólafur; Friis, Bjarki; Korsgaard, Niels Jákup; Kjær, Kurt H.; Keiding, Jakob Kløve.

In: Jokull, Vol. 62, 2012, p. 111-130.

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Schomacker, A, Benediktsson, ÍÖ, Ingólfsson, Ó, Friis, B, Korsgaard, NJ, Kjær, KH & Keiding, JK 2012, 'Late Holocene and modern glacier changes in the marginal zone of Sólheimajökull, South Iceland', Jokull, vol. 62, pp. 111-130.

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Schomacker, A., Benediktsson, Í. Ö., Ingólfsson, Ó., Friis, B., Korsgaard, N. J., Kjær, K. H., & Keiding, J. K. (2012). Late Holocene and modern glacier changes in the marginal zone of Sólheimajökull, South Iceland. Jokull, 62, 111-130.

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Schomacker A, Benediktsson ÍÖ, Ingólfsson Ó, Friis B, Korsgaard NJ, Kjær KH et al. Late Holocene and modern glacier changes in the marginal zone of Sólheimajökull, South Iceland. Jokull. 2012;62:111-130.

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Schomacker, Anders ; Benediktsson, Ívar Örn ; Ingólfsson, Ólafur ; Friis, Bjarki ; Korsgaard, Niels Jákup ; Kjær, Kurt H. ; Keiding, Jakob Kløve. / Late Holocene and modern glacier changes in the marginal zone of Sólheimajökull, South Iceland. In: Jokull. 2012 ; Vol. 62. pp. 111-130.

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title = "Late Holocene and modern glacier changes in the marginal zone of S{\'o}lheimaj{\"o}kull, South Iceland",
abstract = "The forefield of the S{\'o}lheimaj{\"o}kull outlet glacier, South Iceland, has a variety of glacial landforms and sediments that are products of late Holocene and modern glacier oscillations. Several sets of moraine ridges reflect past ice front positions and river-cut sedimentary sections provide information about past environments. Here, we describe sediments and landforms deposited during the late Holocene. Chronology is obtained by 14C dating and cosmogenic exposure dating. The age determinations suggest that S{\'o}lheimaj{\"o}kull had major advances in the late Holocene prior to the Little Ice Age, and more restricted advances during the Little Ice Age, after AD 1539.Oscillations of the S{\'o}lheimaj{\"o}kull ice margin between 1938 and 2010 are documented by aerial photographs. Digital elevation models were produced from selected years in order to quantify ice thickness changes at the glacier margin over the last 50 years. The glacier margin thickened 70-100 m from 1960 to 1996 and then thinned 120-150 m between 1996 and 2010. In 2010, the glacier snout was 20-40 m thinner than in 1960. Additionally, the DEM time-series detect areas of erosion and deposition in the forefield.",
author = "Anders Schomacker and Benediktsson, {{\'I}var {\"O}rn} and {\'O}lafur Ing{\'o}lfsson and Bjarki Friis and Korsgaard, {Niels J{\'a}kup} and Kj{\ae}r, {Kurt H.} and Keiding, {Jakob Kl{\o}ve}",
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AU - Ingólfsson, Ólafur

AU - Friis, Bjarki

AU - Korsgaard, Niels Jákup

AU - Kjær, Kurt H.

AU - Keiding, Jakob Kløve

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N2 - The forefield of the Sólheimajökull outlet glacier, South Iceland, has a variety of glacial landforms and sediments that are products of late Holocene and modern glacier oscillations. Several sets of moraine ridges reflect past ice front positions and river-cut sedimentary sections provide information about past environments. Here, we describe sediments and landforms deposited during the late Holocene. Chronology is obtained by 14C dating and cosmogenic exposure dating. The age determinations suggest that Sólheimajökull had major advances in the late Holocene prior to the Little Ice Age, and more restricted advances during the Little Ice Age, after AD 1539.Oscillations of the Sólheimajökull ice margin between 1938 and 2010 are documented by aerial photographs. Digital elevation models were produced from selected years in order to quantify ice thickness changes at the glacier margin over the last 50 years. The glacier margin thickened 70-100 m from 1960 to 1996 and then thinned 120-150 m between 1996 and 2010. In 2010, the glacier snout was 20-40 m thinner than in 1960. Additionally, the DEM time-series detect areas of erosion and deposition in the forefield.

AB - The forefield of the Sólheimajökull outlet glacier, South Iceland, has a variety of glacial landforms and sediments that are products of late Holocene and modern glacier oscillations. Several sets of moraine ridges reflect past ice front positions and river-cut sedimentary sections provide information about past environments. Here, we describe sediments and landforms deposited during the late Holocene. Chronology is obtained by 14C dating and cosmogenic exposure dating. The age determinations suggest that Sólheimajökull had major advances in the late Holocene prior to the Little Ice Age, and more restricted advances during the Little Ice Age, after AD 1539.Oscillations of the Sólheimajökull ice margin between 1938 and 2010 are documented by aerial photographs. Digital elevation models were produced from selected years in order to quantify ice thickness changes at the glacier margin over the last 50 years. The glacier margin thickened 70-100 m from 1960 to 1996 and then thinned 120-150 m between 1996 and 2010. In 2010, the glacier snout was 20-40 m thinner than in 1960. Additionally, the DEM time-series detect areas of erosion and deposition in the forefield.

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