Terrestrial glacial geomorphology of surge-type and non-surge-type glaciers on Svalbard ...

This paper presents a map of terrestrial glacial geomorphology of eleven surge-type and non-surge-type glacier forefields in southwest and west Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Glacier forefields were mapped using a combination of field surveys and the use of an uncrewed airborne vehicle in September 2022 and...

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Main Authors: McCerery, Rebecca, Davies, Bethan Joan, Lovell, Harold, Pearce, David Anthony, Calvo-Ryan, Rosalia, Małecki, Jakub, Woodward, John
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Taylor & Francis 2024
Subjects:
Space Science
Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Medicine
Physiology
FOS Biological sciences
Ecology
Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
Sociology
FOS Sociology
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Cancer
Billefjorden
glacier
Isfjord*
Isfjorden
Svalbard
Van Mijenfjorden
Spitsbergen
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.26108007
https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Terrestrial_glacial_geomorphology_of_surge-type_and_non-surge-type_glaciers_on_Svalbard/26108007
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Summary:This paper presents a map of terrestrial glacial geomorphology of eleven surge-type and non-surge-type glacier forefields in southwest and west Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Glacier forefields were mapped using a combination of field surveys and the use of an uncrewed airborne vehicle in September 2022 and satellite imagery captured in 2020, with mapping performed in ArcGIS Pro at a 1:5000 scale. Maps were constructed for glaciers in Van Kuelenfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden (southwest Spitsbergen), and in Isfjorden, Billefjorden a fjord branch of Isfjorden and St. Jonsfjorden (west Spitsbergen), to obtain a breadth of glacier types and features representative of glacial landsystems on Svalbard. The detailed landform inventory was divided into: (i) ice marginal, (ii) subglacial, (iii) glaciofluvial and glaciolacustrine, (iv) supraglacial and (v) other non-glacial and contemporary features. These detailed maps provide a geomorphological insight into the past and present characteristics of glaciers on Svalbard. ...

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