Personal Details:
Name: Dr Andy Russell
Institute / Company: University of Newcastle
Department: School of Geography
Position: Reader in Physical Geography
Tel: + 44 (0)191 222 6951
Email:
Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/geps/staff/profile/andy.russell

Research Details:
Keywords: Jokulhlaups, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, Scotland, Lahars.

Description: The sedimentology of modern and ancient glacier outburst flood (jokulhlaup) deposits. Research on recent (1987) ice-dammed lake outburst in Greenland. Monitored geomorphic and sedimentary impact of November 1996 jokulhlaup, Iceland. Working on palaeohydraulic reconstruction of mega-jokulhlaups in north Iceland. Sedimentary architecture of jokulhlaup vs. glacier surge related proglacial outwash. Use of GPR in proglacial and supraglacial environments.