Including a translation of K. Gripp: Glaciologische und geologische Ergebnisse der Hamburgischen Spitzbergen-Expedition 1927 To order this title, and for more information, click here
Edited By J.J.M. van der Meer, Department of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
Description 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, Holmstr mbreen
and Sefstr mbreen. The two examples are geographically close together, but reflect two completely different settings: terrestrial Holmstr
mbreen and tidewater Sefstr mbreen.
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 Holmstr mbreen and Sefstr mbreen 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 Sefstr mbreen surge, this material shows the importance of incorporating historical documentation in
our studies.
Audience
Postgraduates and researchers who work with glaciations, palaeoclimatology, and climate modeling.
Contents Preface.
1. Introduction.
2. Glaciological and geological results of the Hamburg Spitsbergen-expedition of 1927.
2.1 Purpose and preparation.
2.2 Expedition report.
2.3 On patterned ground.
2.4 On frostcracks.
2.5 The glaciers.
2.6 Tertiary
in front of Penckbreen.
2.7 Geological observations on the northern shores of Storfjorden.
2.8 Summary.
References.
3. The
test of time.
3.1 Glaciology.
3.2 Glacial geology and geomorphology.
3.3 Periglacial activity.
3.4 Conclusions.
References.
4. The De Geer archive in Stockholm exemplified by the documentation on a late-nineteenth
century glacier surge in Spitsbergen.
4.1 The De Geer archive.
4.2 Sefstr mbreen.
4.3 Map 1 (Figure 2).
4.4 Map 2 (Figure 3).
4.5 Sketch 1 (Figure 4).
4.6 Sketch 2 (Figure
5).
4.7 Sketch 3 (Figure 6).
4.8 Photographic material.
4.9 Conclusions.
Acknowledgements.
References.
5. Till and moraine
emplacement in a deforming bed surge - an example from a marine environment.
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 The 1882/1986 Sefstr mbreen
surge onto Coraholmen.
5.3 Landforms.
5.4 Sedimentology.
5.5 Structural geology.
5.6 The Coraholmen sediments as deformation tills.
5.7 Results of the Sefstr mbreen surge on the sea-bed.
5.8 Proglacial till flows and the origin of till tongues.
5.9 Discharge of
meltwater from the ice margin.
5.10 Conclusions-emplacement of the deformation tills on Coraholmen and in the surrounding sea area.
5.11 Implications for the interpretation of ancient glacial sediments.
Acknowledgements.
References.
6. The sedimentary and
structural evolution of a recent push moraine complex: Holmstr mbreen, Spitsbergen.
6.1 Introduction.
6.2 The exposed glacier.
6.3 The ice-cored moraine zone.
6.4 The glacially pushed sediment zone.
6.5 The proglacial outwash zone.
6.6 Origin of the Holmstr
mbreen tectonic-sedimentary system and the significance of push moraines.
Acknowledgements.
References.
7. De Geer: Early observations
on Holmstr mbreen, Sefstr mbreen and Coraholmen.
7.1 Introduction.
7.2 Contents of the De Geer archive.
7.3 Potential use
of the collection.
7.4 Early observations on Holmstr mbreen, Sefstr mbreen and Coraholmen.
References.
Index.
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