Lowland glaciers are usually considered the best analogs for formerly glaciated areas and as such, many Icelandic glaciers have been intensively investigated with regard to process-orientated sediment-landform interrelationships. The M�rdalsj�kull ice cap has, thus, served as an excellent "ice-age laboratory." Furthermore, a substantial effort has been directed toward understanding the interaction between volcanic activity and glacier response, such as meltwater outbursts (j�kulhlaups) and sudden events of rapidly flowing glacier ice. The book reviews the following themes related to M�rdalsj�kull: glaciology, glacial and quaternary geology, sedimentology, tephrochronology and eruption history of Katla, and crustal movements. All authors are involved in research about the subglacial Katla volcano and M�rdalsj�kull.
- Book covers all aspects of the ice cap and volcano dynamics
- Comprehensive reviews with updated results
- Editors and authors are well established scientists with research experience from Myrdalsjokull
- Standard reference work for Myrdalsjokull
