Morphology and sedimentology of a high‐arctic esker system: Vegbreen, Svalbard

• Published in: Boreas
• Main Authors: HUDDART, DAVID, BENNETT, MATTHEW R., GLASSER, NEIL F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1999
• Subjects: glacier; Svalbard
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.1999.tb00219.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1502-3885.1999.tb00219.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1502-3885.1999.tb00219.x

Although eskers are frequently described glaciofluvial landforms, they are poorly understood. To assist with the interpretation of Pleistocene examples, modern analogue data are required. This paper documents the morphology, sedimentology and formation of a 650 m long esker system in front of the hi...