High‐arctic fan delta recording deglaciation and environment disequilibrium

• Published in: Sedimentology
• Main Authors: Lønne, Ida, Nemec, W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2004
• Subjects: Adventfjorden; Arctic; Ice Sheet; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3091.2004.00636.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-3091.2004.00636.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-3091.2004.00636.x

Abstract Study of a Holocene fan delta in Adventfjorden, Spitsbergen, provides new insight into the nature of high‐arctic coastal sedimentation and deglaciation dynamics. The fjord‐side, gravelly Gilbert‐type fan delta began to form at the local marine limit c . 10 ka BP, supplied seasonally with se...