Glacial Geomorphology at Glasgow

Abstract

This paper reviews a century of geographical contributions at the University of Glasgow to the development of glacial geomorphology. Significant advances were made from the 1960s, when geographers and topographic scientists began to combine geomorphic and survey expertise in accurately charting spatial and temporal changes in Icelandic glacier snouts and proglacial landforms, providing modern analogues for process-form models (the first glacial landsystems model) and a methodological avenue for quantification. Subsequent expeditions and research projects, involving a range of Glasgow academics, doctoral students and undergraduates, often in collaboration with researchers based elsewhere, have led to numerous conceptual and methodological refinements -and on occasion significant recasting -of this pioneering work. A detailed review is provided of these many contributions, seeking to elaborate their significance against a wider horizon of inquiry into glaciated landscapes, past and present.

Glacial landsystems of Satujökull, Iceland: A modern analogue for glacial landsystem overprinting by mountain icecaps

“…Both sets of push moraine assemblage are visible in this extract; the "innermost" assemblage is visible with its well developed crevasse-squeeze ridges at lower right. of the forelands of Icelandic glaciers (Evans and Twigg, 2000, 2002Evans et al, 2006aEvans et al, , b, c, 2007Evans et al, , 2009aEvans, 2009b;Bennett et al, 2010). Unrelated to the historical glacial landsystems of Satujökull are the mapping units of bedrock and residuum.…”

Mapping for the Field Sciences

“…This important scientific work is outlined elsewhere in this Centenary issue (Evans, 2009). However, many other projects have been carried out to support geological field mapping.…”

The geomorphology of Svínafellsjökull and Virkisjökull-Falljökull glacier forelands, southeast Iceland

“…Map unit colours and landform symbology follow those used for previous Icelandic glacier foreland maps (Bennett, Evans, Carbonneau, & Twigg, 2010;Evans, Shand, & Petrie 2009Evans & Twigg, 2002;Evans, Twigg, Rea, & Orton, 2009;Evans, Twigg, & Shand, 2006, 2007Howarth & Welch, 1969a, 1969b, and nomenclature based on the BGS Lexicon of Superficial Deposits (McMillan & Powell, 1999).…”