Loess deposits In Lower Adventdalen, Spitsbergen

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Author: Bryant, Ian D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1982
• Subjects: Adventdalen; permafrost; Polar Research; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2580; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v1982i2.7006

Aeolian deposits are described in terms of their areal distribution, sedimentary and pedological characteristics. These deposits, which have accumulated at the valley margins, result from deflation of fluvian sediments deposited in the valley bottom. Fine horizontal lamination in the upper horizons...