Terrestrial Signature of a Recently-Tidewater Glacier and Adjacent Periglaciation, Windy Glacier (South Shetland Islands, Antarctic)

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Kacper Kreczmer, Maciej Dąbski, Anna Zmarz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: glacial landforms; periglacial landforms; King George Island; Antarctic; unmanned aerial vehicles; glacial recession; Science; Q; Red Hill; South Shetland Islands; Warszawa Icefield; Windy Glacier; Antarc*; Tidewater
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.671985; https://doaj.org/article/da35abd8900442af8fabd98efe6dd30f

Contemporary retreat of glaciers is well visible in the West Antarctic region. The aim of this study is to identify, map and quantify terrestrial glacial and periglacial landforms developed in front of Windy Glacier (Warszawa Icefield, King George Island, South Shetlands), which recently turned from...