Seismic and Electrical Geophysical Characterization of an Incipient Coastal Open‐System Pingo: Lagoon Pingo, Svalbard

• Published in: Earth and Space Science
• Main Authors: Craig P. Hammock, Bernd Kulessa, John F. Hiemstra, Andrew J. Hodson, Alun Hubbard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2022
• Subjects: open‐system pingo; electrical resistivity tomography; seismic reflection; seismic refraction; permafrost; methane release; Astronomy; QB1-991; Geology; QE1-996.5; Svalbard; Adventdalen; Ice; open system Pingo
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EA002093; https://doaj.org/article/8f45e9272e1c43ea9a4f7550e5deffd6

Abstract Whilst there has been a recent appreciation for the role of open‐system pingos in providing a fluid‐flow conduit through continuous permafrost that enables methane release, the formation and internal structure of these ubiquitous permafrost‐diagnostic landforms remains unclear. Here, we com...