Sedimentological characteristics of ice-wedge polygon terrain in Adventdalen (Svalbard) – environmental and climatic implications for the late Holocene
Ice wedges are widespread periglacial features in the landscape of Adventdalen, Svalbard. The networks of ice wedges have created areas with well-developed polygonal terrains in the lowest fluvial terraces in this valley. We have examined the sedimentological characteristics of the northern and sout...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-09-01
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Series: | Solid Earth |
Online Access: | http://www.solid-earth.net/5/901/2014/se-5-901-2014.pdf |