tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319786799012800176.post1473916383995929676..comments2023-10-13T03:51:03.655-04:00Comments on Magma Cum Laude: Volcano Vocab #2: JökulhlaupJessica Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13117925212295349320noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319786799012800176.post-36846612542928835252010-09-03T11:08:08.760-04:002010-09-03T11:08:08.760-04:00snaefell,
Cool! Working from a volcanologist'...snaefell,<br /><br />Cool! Working from a volcanologist's perspective, I tend to pay more attention to the geothermal stuff, but it's neat to know that the term is so versatile.Jessica Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117925212295349320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319786799012800176.post-65866715820667129592010-09-03T10:14:21.170-04:002010-09-03T10:14:21.170-04:00If you translate Jökulshlaup literally from icelan...If you translate Jökulshlaup literally from icelandic it basically mean "glacier run" (Jökull=glacier, hlaup=run). As far as I know (although I am only an amateur) there is no discrimination made in Iceland what the source of a jökulhlaup is. Most of them are caused by geothermal heat under the glaciers - so we already had a minor jökulhlaup in the Skeidara river do to overflooding of a lake under the glacier earlier this year. Not to mention the jökulhlaup caused by the second eruption of Eyjafjallajökull.snaefellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992457354871275697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319786799012800176.post-87994235786442853972010-04-16T07:25:04.800-04:002010-04-16T07:25:04.800-04:00Jess, you can leave that last comment in moderatio...Jess, you can leave that last comment in moderation limbo- wrong link. This is the Jokulhlaup:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJII-u-41Lg" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJII-u-41Lg</a><br /><br />Sorry about that.C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319786799012800176.post-15885406426019685012010-04-15T12:32:38.612-04:002010-04-15T12:32:38.612-04:00One of the truly fascinating stories of observatio...One of the truly fascinating stories of observational fact in geology defeating consensus is that of the formation of the Channeled Scablands near Spokane, Wa. Jokulhlaups are part of the story. Nova has a splendid documentary http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/megaflood/about.html<br />J Harlan Bretz is now considered a national hero whose ideas trumped establishment inertia and scholarly disbelief of none other than one of the world's great geomorphologists, RF Flint.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919641842955161797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319786799012800176.post-68429603420875346702010-04-15T08:51:28.009-04:002010-04-15T08:51:28.009-04:00Corrected - thanks.Corrected - thanks.Jessica Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117925212295349320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319786799012800176.post-12385719711165649932010-04-14T16:46:39.038-04:002010-04-14T16:46:39.038-04:00And now there is jokulhlaup at eyjafjallajokull,du...And now there is jokulhlaup at eyjafjallajokull,due to the volcano that started today under the glacier.<br />I am blogging about it and adding videos,on my blogspot.<br /><br />http://www.iceland-dori.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863292142578058256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319786799012800176.post-44897949229907911572010-04-13T12:35:09.063-04:002010-04-13T12:35:09.063-04:00Excellent idea - I've gone back and added pron...Excellent idea - I've gone back and added pronunciations to this and the previous. Jökulhlaup is pretty tough, though - I'm sure I don't say it correctly, but I'll have to wait until one of the other grads comes back from Iceland and get him to say it for me before I can really get it down.Jessica Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117925212295349320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319786799012800176.post-70470744088076076712010-04-13T11:18:34.543-04:002010-04-13T11:18:34.543-04:00I like this series... how about a pronunciation gu...I like this series... how about a pronunciation guide for each word? For instance, I've always pronounced "guyot" as "gee-oh" -- and I have no idea about "Jökulhlaup!"Callan Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750106265915456172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319786799012800176.post-86647652765247011272010-04-13T09:43:01.655-04:002010-04-13T09:43:01.655-04:00Another great word, Jess.
Jökulhlaups (pronounced...Another great word, Jess.<br /><br />Jökulhlaups (pronounced YO-kel-yawps, I think), are also invoked to explain certain erosional landforms along the Laurentide Ice margin. Although not volcanic in origin, I think the usage of the term is fitting.Matt Kuchtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18168846490598155683noreply@blogger.com