Edited by
C. Caseldine, Department of Geography, University of Exeter, UK
A. Russell, School of Earth Sciences and Geography, Politics and Sociology, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
J. Hardardóttir, Orkustofnun Hydrological Services, Reykjavik, Iceland
O. Knudsen, Jardfraedistofan ehf., Reykjavik, Iceland
Description
Iceland provides an unique stage on which to study the natural environment, both past and present, and it is understanding both aspects
of reconstructing the past and observing and interpreting the present that form the focus of the contributions to this volume.
The papers are all written by active researchers and incorporate both reviews and new data. Although concentrating largely on the recent
Quaternary timescale a wide range of topics is explored including subglacial volcanism, onshore and offshore evidence for the Last Glacial
Maximum and subsequent deglaciation, current glacial characteristics including jökulhlaups and glacial landsystems, soil development,
Holocene ecosystem change, current oceanography, impacts of volcanic sulphur loading, chemical weathering and the CO
2 budget
and documentary evidence for historical climate.
The key element of the volume is that for the first time it provides a wide overview
of a range of topics for which Iceland provides an almost unparalleled laboratory emphasizing the importance of research on this small
island for studies over a much broader global scale. These reviews point the way to future research directions and are supplemented by
extensive illustrations and a comprehensive bibliography.
Included in series
Developments in Quaternary Science
Audience:
Senior undergraduate/postgraduate/research level across a range disciplines - geology, physical geography, geosciences, palaeoecology, meteorology, pedology, hydrology, oceanography and archaeology
