Where are All the (proglacial) Lake seDiments in the NOrth Sea Basin? Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
Proglacial lakes have an enormous influence on glacier/ice margin stability, global sea level and climate; this is true for the past, the present and, more than ever, the near future. Such lakes form in front of glaciers or ice margins, where meltwater ponds in between the ice and a dam. Commonly, such dams consist of bedrock or glacial sediment deposited by the ice when it reached its maximum extent. When these dams are broken or overtopped, ...