The article gives a brief summary of till investigations in Sweden, which have long traditions. The main types of till and moraine forms occurring in Sweden are briefly defined and the till stratigraphy is described. A main part of the article
Several sites with deep, weathered rock covered by till have been found in western Sweden. The material is unconsolidated, in some cases glacially tectonized. The weathered rock reveals neoformed minerals like smectite, kaolinite, and goethite
. These minerals are typical for lateritic weathering which took place in southern Sweden during Triassic-Tertiary times. Smectite may have formed under recent conditions, too.
In Sweden the following types of deep-weathering can be distinguished : complete formation of kaolinite, less complete chemical weathering, granular weathering, and fracturing into angular blocks. It is suggested that weathering is of greater
Ice-wedge casts in an early deglaciated area of southern Sweden
In the Laholm plain, NW Scania, an area that was the first part of Sweden to emerge from the Weichselian ice-sheet, three types of ice-wedge casts are observed. The wedges are discussed from a morphogenetic, morphostratigraphic and chronological
Regional analysis of erosion surfaces in southern Sweden
The gross morphology of the Precambrian basement of southern Sweden is analysed. The area has a donned form and emerges from under a cover of Palaeozoic rocks in the north and east and Mesozoic rocks in the south and west. A map of erosion surfaces
Az energiafelhasznalassal kapcsolatos kutatas és fejlesztés tapasztalatai Svédorszagban. (Experience gathered during research and development concerning energy utilization in Sweden)
Few European countries are dependant on energy to the degree observed in Sweden/energy sources make up about 80 % of imports/. The perspectives of alternative energies are studied. (DLO).
Extreme areal precipitation in Sweden 1926-1985 in Climatological extremes in the mountains, Physical background, geomorphological and ecological consequences.
A method for estimation of extreme areal precipitation over areas ranging from 1000 to 10 000 km2 is presented. The method has been used in a thorough investigation of 24 hours precipitation in Sweden 1926-1985. The climate of the mountains
of northwestern Sweden is discussed with respect to extreme areal precipitation.
Regional consequences of reducing employment within farming and forestry in the interior of Northern Sweden: a presentation of a research project in (Mélanges en l'honneur d'Ilmari Hustich).