200 ka of glacial events in NW Svalbard: an emergence cycle facies model and regional correlations

• Published in: arktos
• Main Authors: Alexanderson, Helena, Henriksen, Mona, Ryen, Heidi T., Landvik, Jon Y., Peterson, Gustaf
• Other Authors: Norges Forskningsråd, Svalbard Science Forum, Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2018
• Subjects: Svalbard; Leinstranda; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41063-018-0037-z; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41063-018-0037-z/fulltext.html; http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41063-018-0037-z.pdf

Abstract Late Quaternary sedimentary units at Kongsfjordhallet, NW Svalbard, represent five cycles of glaciations and subsequent deglaciations during high relative sea levels. The high sea level events are interpreted as glacioisostatically induced and imply preceding regional glaciations, which we...