Sedimentological characteristics of ice-wedge polygon terrain in Adventdalen (Svalbard) – environmental and climatic implications for the late Holocene

• Published in: Solid Earth
• Main Authors: M. Oliva, G. Vieira, P. Pina, P. Pereira, M. Neves, M. C. Freitas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2014
• Subjects: Geology; QE1-996.5; Stratigraphy; QE640-699; Svalbard; Adventdalen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/se-5-901-2014; https://doaj.org/article/f8ae3109a00e44b2a1b242226dc17fe3

Ice wedges are widespread periglacial features in the landscape of Adventdalen, Svalbard. The networks of ice wedges have created areas with well-developed polygonal terrains in the lowest fluvial terraces in this valley. We have examined the sedimentological characteristics of the northern and sout...