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Virkisjökull-Falljökull glacier icefall timelapse images

Dataset title Virkisjökull-Falljökull glacier icefall timelapse images
Dataset creators Dr Jeremy Everest, British Geological Survey
Heiko Buxel, British Geological Survey
Dataset theme Geoscientific Information
Dataset abstract This image dataset was captured as part of the operation of an automated weather station at the Virkisjökull-Falljökull Glacier, SE Iceland. The station formed part of the BGS Iceland Glacier Observatory network of sensors, deployed between 2009 and 2020 in order to characterise and identify glacial, geomorphological and hydrological drivers and processes and their timescales across the deglaciating Virkisjökull-Falljökull catchment in SE Iceland.

This image time series was captured at (WGS-84) 63°58’12.78″N 16°47’5.64″W, on a lateral moraine sequence adjacent to the glacier icefall and were generated alongside the continuous operation of two further weather stations, river gauging, a network of groundwater level gauges and numerous other forms of monitoring.

The records presented here begin in September 2011 with the installation of the camera on the weather station, and continue to February 2018.

The data complements the published groundwater and river gauging datasets published here, and will be of use to researchers, teachers and students wishing to see an excellent example of glacier flow, or those interested in the processes observed in a rapidly deglaciating landscape, including anyone interested to follow up on the various research studies published from this site in the international literature.

The BGS project was led and coordinated by Dr Jez Everest, and during earlier years Tom Bradwell (Uni of Stirling, formerly BGS). Technical support and implementation was provided by Heiko Buxel and Tom Shanahan. The dataset is not fully continuous as certain periods were lost due to equipment downtime. Enquiries are welcome and should be directed to Dr Everest.
Dataset content dates 11/04/2011 - 15/02/2018
Dataset spatial coverage Virkisjökull-Falljökull Glacier, SE Iceland

This image time series was captured at (WGS-84) 63°58’12.78″N 16°47’5.64″W, on a lateral moraine sequence adjacent to the glacier icefall
Dataset supply format Image format jpg
Dataset language English-United Kingdom
Dataset discovery metadata record Discovery Link to the dataset's BGS Discovery Metadata record
Dataset publisher NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre
Dataset publication date 19/11/2024
Dataset digital object identifier (DOI) 10.5285/ddaff441-e18e-4f17-b3a4-6a827ea214b5
Dataset citation text Everest, J., Buxel, H. (2024). Virkisjökull-Falljökull glacier icefall timelapse images. NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/ddaff441-e18e-4f17-b3a4-6a827ea214b5
Constraints and terms of use This data set is available under Open Government Licence, subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying any reproduced materials: "Contains data supplied by permission of the Natural Environment Research Council [YEAR]".
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