Evolution of Near-Shore Outwash Fans and Permafrost Spreading Under Their Surface: A Case Study from Svalbard

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Marek Kasprzak, Michał Łopuch, Tadeusz Głowacki, Wojciech Milczarek
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: permafrost; outwash-fan evolution; photogrammetry; electromagnetic induction; sbas; sentinel-1a/1b; Science; Q; Svalbard; Elveflya; glacier; Ice; Tundra; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12030482; https://doaj.org/article/1423e7ba86be4848af102124b2d8aead

The article presents geomorphological analysis results for two outwash fans (sandurs), Elveflya and Nottingham, in the marginal zone of the Werenskiold Glacier in the south-west part of the Spitsbergen. The main goal of this study was to reconstruct the morphological evolution of these landforms and...