Close up of Hraunfossar
by Martine van der Ploeg, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Hraunfossar are the waterfalls of the lava field Hallmundarhraun, and for hydrogeologic point of view a prime example of fracture flow. Instead of a plunging river, the water from the Langjökull glacier suddenly appears at the Hraunfossar over a length of 900 m., thus providing a habitat for many small trees and plants.
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- Biogeosciences (576)
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- Europe (3777)
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- Iceland (287)
- Exact location (-20.9796 W, 64.7020 N)
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Taken on 24
August
2016
Submitted on 28 February 2017
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Martine van der Ploeg (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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