Effect of climate on morphology and development of sorted circles and polygons

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Uxa, T. (Tomáš), Mida, P., Křížek, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: patterned ground; sorted circles and polygons; morphology; active layer; Svalbard; high Arctic; Arctic; Billefjorden
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1949; http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0272830

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 Billefjorden...