The Thickness of Talus Deposits in the Periglacial Area of SW Spitsbergen (Fugleberget Mountainside) in the Light of Slope Development Theories

• Published in: Land
• Main Authors: Piotr Dolnicki, Mariusz Grabiec
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: talus cone; GPR; Svalbard; slope development model; debris; Agriculture; S; Fugleberget; Hansbreen; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/land11020209; https://doaj.org/article/a6bd6270693a45418a7ae6d774e2e4a2

Periglacial slopes are susceptible to recent climate change. The rate of morphogenetic processes depends on numerous factors. The most important of these is the warming of the air and ground, increased precipitation (extreme rainfall in particular), and the rate of snow cover decay. The dynamics of...