Seismic and electrical geophysical characterization of an incipient coastal open-system pingo: Lagoon Pingo, Svalbard

• Published in: Earth and Space Science
• Main Authors: Hammock, Craig Paul, Kulessa, Bernd, Hiemstra, John F., Hodson, Andrew, Hubbard, Alun
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Svalbard; Adventdalen; Ice; open system Pingo; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2985863; https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EA002093

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 combine acti...