Effect of Climate on Morphology and Development of Sorted Circles and Polygons

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Uxa, Tomáš, Mida, Peter, Křížek, Marek
• Other Authors: Grantová Agentura, Univerzita Karlova, Univerzita Karlova v Praze
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; Billefjorden; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1949; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.1949; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.1949

Abstract Sorted circles and polygons are widespread features of periglacial landscapes, but the controls on their development remain poorly understood, impeding their use as palaeoenvironmental indicators. We investigate the relationship of sorted circles and polygons to altitude in the northern Bil...