Morphology and surficial sediments of the Waldemar River confined outwash fan (Kaffiøyra, Svalbard)

Abstract The development and evolution of confined outwash fans in high Arctic regions depend on the rate of meltwater discharge, which is directly related to the glacier ablation rate, in turnassociated with climate conditions. Other factors controlling outwash fan morphology (e.g. depth and width...

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Published in:Bulletin of Geography. Physical Geography Series
Main Authors: Weckwerth, Piotr, Greń, Katarzyna, Sobota, Ireneusz
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2017
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bgeo-2017-0014
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