Late-Pleistocene and Holocene mountain permafrost geomorphology of Norway and Iceland.
The combined effect of glacial and periglacial processes on landscape evolution has recently been termed the ‘cryoconditioning’ of landscapes, and largely affect the Fennoscandian landmass. Further, the distribution of permafrost both temporally and spatially during and after the last glaciation aff...
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The combined effect of glacial and periglacial processes on landscape evolution has recently been termed the ‘cryoconditioning’ of landscapes, and largely affect the Fennoscandian landmass. Further, the distribution of permafrost both temporally and spatially during and after the last glaciation affect the overall geomorphic expression. In this thesis the product of landscape evolution is investigated in terms of the geomorphic imprint of glacial and periglacial processes, where the interactions between glaciers and permafrost have been particularly focussed upon. Whereas the glacial variations over the Holocene are relatively well known the same is not the case for the permafrost distribution. As a starting point, inventories of landforms indicating present and former permafrost were compiled for mainland Norway and northern Iceland. The main findings from the inventories were (1) a low abundance of landforms in Norway and a high abundance of landforms in Iceland probably due to differences of bedrock competence, (2) an apparent change in processes leading to rock glacier formation occurred in mid-Holocene from a dry, periglacial regime characterizing early-Holocene to a humid, glacially-dominated regime in mid- to late-Holocene, and (3) warm and maritime permafrost regions are dominated by permafrost landforms formed by the influence of glaciers. For Iceland the occurrence of relict rock glaciers at sea level imply a possible earlier deglaciation or alternatively a less extensive Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) than commonly accepted. As a second step, modelling of permafrost variations over the Holocene was performed in depth and spatially, using a 1D heat flow model and a 2D equilibrium model (CryoGRID1.0). During the warm Holocene Thermal Maximum (HTM) the permafrost survived at high altitudes in southern Norway, whereas during the ‘Little Ice Age’ (LIA) the permafrost reached its greatest extent both in depth and spatially. From these results altitudinal zones of permafrost ages was suggested, analogous to age patterns for Arctic permafrost. From the Neoglaciation until present, the potential of glacier-permafrost interactions has been large. Thirdly, a case study of the currently very small glacier, or glacieret, Omnsbreen which formed and largely disappeared during the LIA was studied in terms of glacial geomorphic evidence for permafrost interaction. Modelled permafrost distribution for the LIA suggest permafrost presence in the Omnsbreen surroundings during its formation and decay, and the landform assemblage present at Omnsbreen is considered representative for mountain glaciers terminating into permafrost. Permafrost is currently only present sporadically in the Omnsbreen surroundings, and the glacier and permafrost underwent a parallel disintegration. The current geomorphic expression of Norway and northern Iceland is significantly affected by long-term interactions between the glacial, subglacial and ground thermal regimes. |
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Late-Pleistocene and Holocene mountain permafrost geomorphology of Norway and Iceland. |
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Late-Pleistocene and Holocene mountain permafrost geomorphology of Norway and Iceland. |
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Late-Pleistocene and Holocene mountain permafrost geomorphology of Norway and Iceland. |
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Paper I Lilleøren, K. S. and Etzelmüller, B. A regional inventory of rock glaciers and ice-cored moraines in Norway. Geografiska Annaler, Series A - Physical Geography, 2011, 93, 175-191 The paper is removed from the thesis in DUO due to publisher restrictions. The published version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0459.2011.00430.x Paper II Lilleøren, K. S., Gärtner-Roer, I., Etzelmüller, B., Kääb, A., Westermann, S. and Guðmundsson, Á. Rock glaciers and ice-cored moraines in Tröllaskagi, northern Iceland – inventory and implications to Late Pleistocene and Holocene landscape development. Manuscript submitted to Boreas. The paper is removed from the thesis in DUO. Paper III Lilleøren, K. S., Etzelmüller, B., Schuler, T. V., Gisnås, K. and Humlum, O. The relative age of mountain permafrost – estimation of Holocene permafrost limits in Norway. Global and Planetary Change, 2012, 92-93, 209-223 The paper is removed from the thesis in DUO due to publisher restrictions. The published version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.05.016 Paper IV Lilleøren, K. S., Humlum, O., Nesje, A. and Etzelmüller, B. Holocene development and geomorphic processes at Omnsbreen, southern Norway – evidence for glacier-permafrost interactions. Manuscript submitted to The Holocene. The paper is removed from the thesis in DUO. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0459.2011.00430.x http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.05.016 http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-32579 Lilleøren, Karianne Staalesen. Late-Pleistocene and Holocene mountain permafrost geomorphology of Norway and Iceland. Doktoravhandling, University of Oslo, 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/12343 950392 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft.au=Lilleøren, Karianne Staalesen&rft.title=Late-Pleistocene and Holocene mountain permafrost geomorphology of Norway and Iceland.&rft.inst=University of Oslo&rft.date=2012&rft.degree=Doktoravhandling URN:NBN:no-32579 170264 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/12343/3/dravhandling-lilleoren.pdf |
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ftoslouniv:oai:www.duo.uio.no:10852/12343 2023-05-15T15:19:35+02:00 Late-Pleistocene and Holocene mountain permafrost geomorphology of Norway and Iceland. Lilleøren, Karianne Staalesen Bernd Etzelmüller, Ole Humlum 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/12343 http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-32579 eng eng Paper I Lilleøren, K. S. and Etzelmüller, B. A regional inventory of rock glaciers and ice-cored moraines in Norway. Geografiska Annaler, Series A - Physical Geography, 2011, 93, 175-191 The paper is removed from the thesis in DUO due to publisher restrictions. The published version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0459.2011.00430.x Paper II Lilleøren, K. S., Gärtner-Roer, I., Etzelmüller, B., Kääb, A., Westermann, S. and Guðmundsson, Á. Rock glaciers and ice-cored moraines in Tröllaskagi, northern Iceland – inventory and implications to Late Pleistocene and Holocene landscape development. Manuscript submitted to Boreas. The paper is removed from the thesis in DUO. Paper III Lilleøren, K. S., Etzelmüller, B., Schuler, T. V., Gisnås, K. and Humlum, O. The relative age of mountain permafrost – estimation of Holocene permafrost limits in Norway. Global and Planetary Change, 2012, 92-93, 209-223 The paper is removed from the thesis in DUO due to publisher restrictions. The published version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.05.016 Paper IV Lilleøren, K. S., Humlum, O., Nesje, A. and Etzelmüller, B. Holocene development and geomorphic processes at Omnsbreen, southern Norway – evidence for glacier-permafrost interactions. Manuscript submitted to The Holocene. The paper is removed from the thesis in DUO. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0459.2011.00430.x http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.05.016 http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-32579 Lilleøren, Karianne Staalesen. Late-Pleistocene and Holocene mountain permafrost geomorphology of Norway and Iceland. Doktoravhandling, University of Oslo, 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/12343 950392 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft.au=Lilleøren, Karianne Staalesen&rft.title=Late-Pleistocene and Holocene mountain permafrost geomorphology of Norway and Iceland.&rft.inst=University of Oslo&rft.date=2012&rft.degree=Doktoravhandling URN:NBN:no-32579 170264 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/12343/3/dravhandling-lilleoren.pdf VDP::450 Doctoral thesis Doktoravhandling 2012 ftoslouniv https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0459.2011.00430.x https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.05.016 2020-06-21T08:47:20Z The combined effect of glacial and periglacial processes on landscape evolution has recently been termed the ‘cryoconditioning’ of landscapes, and largely affect the Fennoscandian landmass. Further, the distribution of permafrost both temporally and spatially during and after the last glaciation affect the overall geomorphic expression. In this thesis the product of landscape evolution is investigated in terms of the geomorphic imprint of glacial and periglacial processes, where the interactions between glaciers and permafrost have been particularly focussed upon. Whereas the glacial variations over the Holocene are relatively well known the same is not the case for the permafrost distribution. As a starting point, inventories of landforms indicating present and former permafrost were compiled for mainland Norway and northern Iceland. The main findings from the inventories were (1) a low abundance of landforms in Norway and a high abundance of landforms in Iceland probably due to differences of bedrock competence, (2) an apparent change in processes leading to rock glacier formation occurred in mid-Holocene from a dry, periglacial regime characterizing early-Holocene to a humid, glacially-dominated regime in mid- to late-Holocene, and (3) warm and maritime permafrost regions are dominated by permafrost landforms formed by the influence of glaciers. For Iceland the occurrence of relict rock glaciers at sea level imply a possible earlier deglaciation or alternatively a less extensive Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) than commonly accepted. As a second step, modelling of permafrost variations over the Holocene was performed in depth and spatially, using a 1D heat flow model and a 2D equilibrium model (CryoGRID1.0). During the warm Holocene Thermal Maximum (HTM) the permafrost survived at high altitudes in southern Norway, whereas during the ‘Little Ice Age’ (LIA) the permafrost reached its greatest extent both in depth and spatially. From these results altitudinal zones of permafrost ages was suggested, analogous to age patterns for Arctic permafrost. From the Neoglaciation until present, the potential of glacier-permafrost interactions has been large. Thirdly, a case study of the currently very small glacier, or glacieret, Omnsbreen which formed and largely disappeared during the LIA was studied in terms of glacial geomorphic evidence for permafrost interaction. Modelled permafrost distribution for the LIA suggest permafrost presence in the Omnsbreen surroundings during its formation and decay, and the landform assemblage present at Omnsbreen is considered representative for mountain glaciers terminating into permafrost. Permafrost is currently only present sporadically in the Omnsbreen surroundings, and the glacier and permafrost underwent a parallel disintegration. The current geomorphic expression of Norway and northern Iceland is significantly affected by long-term interactions between the glacial, subglacial and ground thermal regimes. Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Arctic Fennoscandian glacier glacier Ice Iceland permafrost Universitet i Oslo: Digitale utgivelser ved UiO (DUO) Arctic Norway Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography 93 3 175 191 |