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SUMMARY
The paper describes jökulhlaups that have oc-
curred in Iceland during the period 1984-1988, to
the authors1 knowledge. The jökulhlaups originate
from ice dammed marginal lakes or subglacial lakes
of geothermal areas. Marginal lakes burst mainly dur-
ing the summer while the other type of jökulhlaups
can occur any time of the year. Most of them are more
or less periodical.
The National Energy Authority monitors 24 glacial
rivers, 5 of them render jökulhlaups periodically. A
few more glacial rivers are monitored sporadically,
especially during jökulhlaups.
A total of 27 jökulhlaups, including 10 from hy-
drothermal areas, are accounted for. Dates, volume
and/or discharge are given for 16 events. Hydrographs
of 6 different jökulhlaups are shown.
None of these jökulhlaups are considered to be
exceptional in any way, but two bursts in the river
Jökulsá á Fjöllum during the winters 1985 and 1987
were unexpected.
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