Micromorphology of modern tills in southwestern Spitsbergen – insights into depositional and post-depositional processes

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Skolasińska Katarzyna, Rachlewicz Grzegorz, Szczuciński Witold
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; subglacial till; supraglacial till; microstructures; postdepositional changes; Geology; QE1-996.5; Hansbreen; Torellbreen; glacier; Polar Research; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2016-0023; https://doaj.org/article/27eaf5854dd04d1f9616940281721464

Textural properties and microstructures are commonly used properties in the analysis of Pleistocene and older glacial deposits. However, contemporary glacial deposits are seldom studied, particularly in the context of post-depositional changes. This paper presents the results of a micromorphological...