Formation of a Strandline during the 1984 Jökulhlaup of Strandline Lake

Authors

  • Matthew Sturm

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic2085

Keywords:

Glacier lake outbursts, Glacier lakes, Ice scouring, Icebergs, Strandline Lake, Alaska

Abstract

Strandlines, diagnostic features of glacier-dammed lakes, may not always represent highwater markers. They can apparently be formed during jökulhlaups. An example of the formation of a strandline during the 1984 draining of Strandline Lake is given.

Key words: strandline, terracette, jökulhlaup, ice-dammed lake, Alaska

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Published

1986-01-01

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 3 (1986): September: 195–284

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