Assessment of Morphology Changes of the End Moraine of the Werenskiold Glacier (SW Spitsbergen) Using Active and Passive Remote Sensing Techniques

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Tadeusz Głowacki, Damian Kasza
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: InSAR; photogrammetry; GNSS; Werenskiold Glacier; Spitsbergen; Svalbard; Wedel-Jarlsberg; Wedel Jarlsberg Land; glacier; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13112134

Wedel Jarlsberg Land in Svalbard is a region with a varied periglacial landscape. In the mountains and in the valleys, the climate is polar with permafrost. During the summer, the near-surface ground layer thaws. The Werenskiold Glacier, together with its end moraine, are located in the central part...