In this study results from tr
adition
al field m
apping were merged with precise elev
ation inform
ation from
airborne LiDAR (Light detection
and r
anging) surveys. Morphologic
al
and sedimentologic
al d
at
a provide new results from the Austri
an (e
astern) p
art of the S
alz
ach piedmont gl
acier during times of
and shortly
after the L
ast Gl
aci
al M
aximum (LGM). The v
ari
ations in meltw
ater disch
arge h
ad
a m
ajor imp
act on the development of gl
aci
al l
andforms. In
are
as with high meltw
ater supply erosion
al or debris reworking processes pl
ay
a m
ajor role, represented by dr
ain
age ch
annels, drumlins
and kettled, low relief hummocky mor
aine with low slope
angles. Low disch
arge
are
as
are
associ
ated with distinct deposition
al forms such
as high relief end mor
aines (up to 30
a0;m)
and hummocky mor
aine (
aver
aging 20
a0;m) with high slope
angles. Isol
ated conic
al k
ames m
ay re
ach heights up to 45
a0;m. Fluvi
al
activity is supposed to rise tow
ards the end of the gl
aci
al cycle c
ausing high melting r
ates
and comprehensive debris reworking. The form
ation of termin
al l
akes
and
associ
ated widespre
ad, inorg
anic l
ake cl
ays
are the l
ast deposits within the study
are
a before the S
alz
ach Gl
acier completely receded to its m
ain v
alley.
The survey of glacial landforms through the combination of field mapping and high-resolution DEM derived from airborne LiDAR missions gives precise information on transport and deposition during the last glacial cycle of the eastern Salzach Glacier piedmont lobe.