Large-scale karst features and open taliks at Vardeborgsletta, outer Isfjorden, Svalbard

Ground temperature measurements show that open taliks occurring at Vardeborgsletta are probably caused by the heat of circulating water from great depths. The absence of permafrost has allowed the ground water to circulate, and large-scale karst features have developed in a limestone area. Karst pro...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Salvigsen, Otto, Elgersma, Anne
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1985
Subjects:
Svalbard
Vardeborgsletta
Isfjord*
Isfjorden
permafrost
Polar Research
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https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v3i2.6948
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spelling ftjpolarres:oai:journals.openacademia.net:article/2521 2023-05-15T16:55:57+02:00 Large-scale karst features and open taliks at Vardeborgsletta, outer Isfjorden, Svalbard Salvigsen, Otto Elgersma, Anne 1985-01-12 application/pdf https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2521 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v3i2.6948 eng eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2521/5772 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2521 doi:10.3402/polar.v3i2.6948 Copyright (c) 2018 Polar Research Polar Research; Vol. 3 No. 2 (1985); 145-153 1751-8369 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1985 ftjpolarres https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v3i2.6948 2021-11-11T19:12:57Z Ground temperature measurements show that open taliks occurring at Vardeborgsletta are probably caused by the heat of circulating water from great depths. The absence of permafrost has allowed the ground water to circulate, and large-scale karst features have developed in a limestone area. Karst processes are also active today, and dolines and ponds with sinking drainage occur. Article in Journal/Newspaper Isfjord* Isfjorden permafrost Polar Research Svalbard Polar Research (E-Journal) Svalbard Vardeborgsletta ENVELOPE(13.793,13.793,78.075,78.075) Polar Research 3 2 145 153
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description Ground temperature measurements show that open taliks occurring at Vardeborgsletta are probably caused by the heat of circulating water from great depths. The absence of permafrost has allowed the ground water to circulate, and large-scale karst features have developed in a limestone area. Karst processes are also active today, and dolines and ponds with sinking drainage occur.
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author Salvigsen, Otto
Elgersma, Anne
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Elgersma, Anne
Large-scale karst features and open taliks at Vardeborgsletta, outer Isfjorden, Svalbard
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title Large-scale karst features and open taliks at Vardeborgsletta, outer Isfjorden, Svalbard
title_short Large-scale karst features and open taliks at Vardeborgsletta, outer Isfjorden, Svalbard
title_full Large-scale karst features and open taliks at Vardeborgsletta, outer Isfjorden, Svalbard
title_fullStr Large-scale karst features and open taliks at Vardeborgsletta, outer Isfjorden, Svalbard
title_full_unstemmed Large-scale karst features and open taliks at Vardeborgsletta, outer Isfjorden, Svalbard
title_sort large-scale karst features and open taliks at vardeborgsletta, outer isfjorden, svalbard
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