Distribution of ice marginal moraines in NW Russia
Here we present results from a mapping project on the distribution of glacial end moraine zones in NW Russia, covering an area from the Baltics in the west (30°E) to Taymyr Peninsula and Byrranga mountains (120°E) in the East. Several previous studies have been made in the area, but none have mapped...
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ftntnutrondheimi:oai:ntnuopen.ntnu.no:11250/2622174 2023-05-15T16:40:17+02:00 Distribution of ice marginal moraines in NW Russia Fredin, Hans Ola Rubensdotter, Lena Aurelien, van Welden Larsen, Eiliv Lyså, Astrid 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2622174 https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2012.708536 eng eng Taylor & Francis Journal of Maps. 2012, 8 (3), 236-241. urn:issn:1744-5647 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2622174 https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2012.708536 cristin:940460 236-241 8 Journal of Maps 3 Journal article Peer reviewed 2012 ftntnutrondheimi https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2012.708536 2019-11-01T12:23:55Z Here we present results from a mapping project on the distribution of glacial end moraine zones in NW Russia, covering an area from the Baltics in the west (30°E) to Taymyr Peninsula and Byrranga mountains (120°E) in the East. Several previous studies have been made in the area, but none have mapped end moraine zones in a uniform way over the whole field area. We suggest that our mapping of moraine distribution in NW Russia, covering an area of about 7 million km2 is the most consistent to date. Much of the mapped area lies north of 60°N and is thus outside coverage of the high-quality Shuttle Radar Topography Mission digital elevation model. We have been using a new digital elevation data-set consisting of digitized Russian topographic maps (scales 1:100,000 and 1:200,000), combined with optical remote sensing data to map moraine zone distribution. The mapped moraines in this study are largely in agreement with recent reconstructions of former ice sheet extent in the area. However, several previously undocumented moraines have been identified and our results show that the last glacial maximum Scandinavian ice sheet probably extended further east into Russia than previously thought. In other areas, we also add considerable more detail on former ice sheet extent. publishedVersion Open Access Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet Taymyr Taymyr Peninsula NTNU Open Archive (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Taymyr ENVELOPE(89.987,89.987,68.219,68.219) Journal of Maps 8 3 236 241 |
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Here we present results from a mapping project on the distribution of glacial end moraine zones in NW Russia, covering an area from the Baltics in the west (30°E) to Taymyr Peninsula and Byrranga mountains (120°E) in the East. Several previous studies have been made in the area, but none have mapped end moraine zones in a uniform way over the whole field area. We suggest that our mapping of moraine distribution in NW Russia, covering an area of about 7 million km2 is the most consistent to date. Much of the mapped area lies north of 60°N and is thus outside coverage of the high-quality Shuttle Radar Topography Mission digital elevation model. We have been using a new digital elevation data-set consisting of digitized Russian topographic maps (scales 1:100,000 and 1:200,000), combined with optical remote sensing data to map moraine zone distribution. The mapped moraines in this study are largely in agreement with recent reconstructions of former ice sheet extent in the area. However, several previously undocumented moraines have been identified and our results show that the last glacial maximum Scandinavian ice sheet probably extended further east into Russia than previously thought. In other areas, we also add considerable more detail on former ice sheet extent. publishedVersion Open Access |
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Fredin, Hans Ola Rubensdotter, Lena Aurelien, van Welden Larsen, Eiliv Lyså, Astrid |
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Fredin, Hans Ola Rubensdotter, Lena Aurelien, van Welden Larsen, Eiliv Lyså, Astrid Distribution of ice marginal moraines in NW Russia |
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Fredin, Hans Ola Rubensdotter, Lena Aurelien, van Welden Larsen, Eiliv Lyså, Astrid |
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Distribution of ice marginal moraines in NW Russia |
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Distribution of ice marginal moraines in NW Russia |
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Distribution of ice marginal moraines in NW Russia |
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Distribution of ice marginal moraines in NW Russia |
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Distribution of ice marginal moraines in NW Russia |
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distribution of ice marginal moraines in nw russia |
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