Pingo growth ages in the delta area, Adventdalen, Spitsbergen

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Yoshikawa, Kenji, Nakamura, Toshio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1996
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Adventdalen; Shore Pingo; permafrost; Polar Record; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400067565; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400067565

ABSTRACT The open-system pingos of Spitsbergen are formed outside terminal moraines, fault zones, and delta areas. Pingos in this study area were located near the shore in active geologic uplift areas. Three open-system pingos in the Adventdalen delta area of Spitsbergen were examined. Pingos closer...