Glaciers are one of the most powerful forces shaping our local landscape. As glaciers flow downhill from mountains to the lowlands, they erode, transport, and deposit materials, forming a great array of glacial landforms. They can erode mountains, and change their morphology. Large glaciers and ice sheets can deposit great swathes of sands and gravels, …
What are meltwater channels? Each year, glaciers melt. Meltwater channels are erosional features, cut into rock and sediment by flowing water beneath or close to ice-sheet margins1,2. They can cut sizeable troughs, meaning that they are very visual indicators of the location of the former ice margin. Meltwater channels can therefore be used to work …
GeographySouthwest.co.uk is a resource hub for students and teachers. It has a range of resources at primary, secondary (KS3, KS4, post-16) and University level. It includes lesson plans and resources, powerpoint presentations, and more. The aim of the website is to promote geography and geographical education, and is a collaborative project driven by enthusiastic geographers …
This page highlights some of the excellent teaching resources available for exploring glacier mass balance. For more ideas, see the Resources for Teachers page. Case study: USGS Benchmark Glaciers The USGS has an excellent resource on the mass balance of Lemon Creek Glacier, a World Reference Glacier, and the other USGS Benchmark Glaciers. This has …
In this section, we discuss the evidence for the last British-Irish Ice Sheet (BIIS). Throughout the Quaternary (the last 2.6 million years), there have been many ice sheets in Britain. The ice sheet grows during cold periods (stadials) and recedes in warm periods (interstadials) like the one we live in today. The last BIIS began …
On this page is a list of resources on the BIIS. Most are freely available. The Younger Dryas Glacial Map This map was produced as a collaboration between Bethan Davies and Hannah Bickerdike. It uses the glacial geomorphology and glacier reconstruction compiled by Bickerdike et al. (2016, 2018). We have used these data to produce …
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What is the shelf-edge margin of the British-Irish Ice Sheet? | How do we know the British-Irish Ice Sheet reached the shelf edge? | How did the British-Irish Ice Sheet retreat from the shelf edge? | Why do we study shelf-edge margins of the British-Irish Ice Sheet? What is the shelf-edge margin of the British-Irish …
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If you’re introducing the idea of GIS and digital elevation models, then check out this Earth Engine tool for the global SRTM. This Earth Engine App visualises the SRTM, a global 30 m digital elevation model (a DEM). The colour ramp is linked to the elevation range on the screen; as you zoom in and …
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Mountains around the world provide water for downstream communities. Glaciers and snowpacks store the water, and release it in dry seasons as the snow and ice melts. Glaciers are therefore a water resource, but this water resource is threatened by glacier recession. Water is essential for life on Earth. Human societies use water to irrigate …
