Landscape transformation under the Gåsbreen glacier recession since 1899, southwestern Spitsbergen

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Ziaja Wiesław, Dudek Justyna, Ostafin Krzysztof
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; landscape transformation; glacier recession; climate warming; Geology; QE1-996.5; Dammed Lake; Gåsbreen; Goësvatnet; Mehesten; glacier; Polar Research; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2016-0010; https://doaj.org/article/7a90687933134161a7c6eb4cd7d4ac75

Landscape changes of the Gåsbreen glacier and its vicinity since 1899 are described. Maps at 1:50 000 scale of changes of the glacier’s elevation and extent for the periods 1938–1961, 1961–1990, 1990–2010, and 1938–2010 are analyzed in comparison with results of the authors’ field work in the summer...