Acceleration of coastal-retreat rates for high-Arctic rock cliffs on Brøggerhalvøya, Svalbard, over the past decade

• Main Authors: J. Aga, L. Piermattei, L. Girod, K. Aalstad, T. Eiken, A. Kääb, S. Westermann
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2024
• Subjects: Dynamic and structural geology; QE500-639.5; Arctic; Brøggerhalvøya; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Svalbard; Arctic Archipelago; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-1049-2024; https://doaj.org/article/3d76108285aa482295fb0c47fcab324b

In many Arctic regions, marine coastlines change rapidly in our currently warming climate. In contrast, coastal rock cliffs on Svalbard are considered to be relatively stable. Long-term trends of coastal-retreat rates for rock cliffs on Svalbard remain unknown, but quantifying them could improve our...