Spitsbergen push moraines:
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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Elsevier 2004
Schriftenreihe:Developments in Quaternary science 4
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Beschreibung:"Including a translation of K. Gripp: Glaciologische und geologische Ergebnisse der Hamburgischen Spitzbergen-Expedition 1927 and reprints of the De Geer Archive in Stockholm exemplified by the documentation on a late-nineteenth century glacier surge in Spitsbergen; Till and moraine emplacement in a deforming bed surge : an example from a marine environment; The sedimentary and structural evolution of a recent push moraine complex : Holmströmbreen, Spitsbergen.". - Contains 2 reprinted articles by G.S. Boulton ... [et al.]
Includes bibliographical references and index
The book deals with push moraines on Spitsbergen. The main body is a translation of the original German report by Karl Gripp on a 1927 expedition. The quality of Gripp's work is evaluated to see whether it stands the test of time. It is found that it is very modern, every year people still go into the field with the same research questions. It is also found that most likely Gripp's report contains the first description of features that we now take for granted, for instance the description of looped moraines to detect surges. Push moraines are still being studied and to show where we stand now two papers have been added that analyse two particular examples, Holmstṟmbreen and Sefstṟmbreen. The two examples are geographically close together, but reflect two completely different settings: terrestrial Holmstṟmbreen and tidewater Sefstṟmbreen. Since a few years we know of the De Geer Archive, a collection of glass negatives of Spitsbergen, relating to De Geer's expeditions between 1882 and 1910. The negatives have only emerged recently and a collection of prints relating to Holmstṟmbreen and Sefstṟmbreen is included here. Together with a third paper incorporated in the book, this time an evaluation of De Geer's photos and maps of the Sefstṟmbreen surge, this material shows the importance of incorporating historical documentation in our studies
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 200 p.)
ISBN:9780444515445
0444515445
0080541615
9780080541617

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