Rock avalanche and rock glacier: A compound landform study from Hornsund, Svalbard

• Published in: Geomorphology
• Main Authors: Hartvich, F. (Filip), Blahůt, J. (Jan), Stemberk, J. (Josef)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: ERT; TLS (LiDAR); lichenometry; morphometry; rock avalanche; rock glacier; Schmidt hammer; Svalbard; Hornsund; Arctic; Rotjesfjellet; glacier; ice core
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.10.008; http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0272940

On the northern coast of the Hornsund fjord at SW Svalbard, numerous rock block accumulations flank the foot of Rotjesfjellet ridge. Whereas these accumulations are widely described as rock glaciers, this study shows that other factors also influence formation of these landforms. In this study, morp...