Genesis, Morphology, Age and Distribution of Cryogenic Mounds on Kaffiøyra and Hermansenøya, Northwest Svalbard

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Jaworski, Tomasz, Chutkowski, Karol
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2015
• Subjects: Hermansenøya; Kaffiøyra; Svalbard; glacier; Ice; palsas; permafrost; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes; Thermokarst; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1850; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.1850; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.1850

Abstract Three main types of cryogenic mounds on the coastal plains (strandflats) of Kaffiøyra and Hermansenøya on northwest Svalbard are distinguished according to their distribution, morphology, internal structure, genesis and age. The mounds include aggradational forms: a previously unrecognised...