Seawater Intrusion on the Arctic Coast (Svalbard): The Concept of Onshore-Permafrost Wedge

• Published in: Geosciences
• Main Author: Marek Kasprzak
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: permafrost base; permafrost wedge; seawater intrusion; coast; electrical resistivity tomography; electromagnetic induction; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Svalbard; Wedel-Jarlsberg; Wedel Jarlsberg Land; glacier; permafrost; wedge*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10090349; https://doaj.org/article/e54d6505579c45dfb3b180640904a129

Numerous hydrogeological studies on the coastal zone describe the intrusion of sea water inland, salting underground aquifers. The phenomenon is commonly observed in the coasts outside polar areas. However, the impact of sea water has so far not been an object of detailed investigation in a periglac...