Localised enhanced sedimentation from icebergs in a proglacial lake in Briksdal, Norway

Auteurs :
MCMANUS, J.
DUCK, R. W.

Description :
Studies of the ice-contact proglacial Briksdal Lake have demonstrated that drifting icebergs congregate in a well-defined zone near the outlet. Deposition of the englacial debris from decaying icebergs is concentrated within this area forming a shallow underwater shelf and associated beach. It is suggested that this process may have characterized former proglacial lakes.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geografiska annaler. Series A. Physical geography, issn : 0435-3676, 1988, vol. 70, n°. 3, p. 215-223, Références bibliographiques : 21 réf.

Date :
1988

Editeur :
Pays édition : Suede, Stockholm, Svenska sällskapet för antropologi och geografi