Stratigraphical signatures of glacier activity, marine processes and a possible tsunami in the Leirfjorden fjord‐valley system, north Norway

• Published in: Boreas
• Main Authors: Hansen, Louise, Bøe, Reidulv, Sveian, Harald, Husum, Katrine
• Other Authors: Norwegian Water Resource and Energy Directorate
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Bardal; Nordli; Norway; glacier; North Norway
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bor.12311; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fbor.12311; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/bor.12311

An integrated interpretation of on‐ and offshore stratigraphical records at Leirfjorden, north Norway, reveals new aspects of the area's palaeoenvironmental history. The study is based on marine sparker data and well‐exposed sections on land that were analysed for their sediment facies, mineral...