Seasonal dynamics of a permafrost landscape, Adventdalen, Svalbard, investigated by InSAR

• Published in: Remote Sensing of Environment
• Main Authors: Rouyet, Line, Lauknes, Tom Rune, Christiansen, Hanne H, Strand, Sarah Marie, Larsen, Yngvar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Adventdalen; Nordenskiöld Land; Svalbard; permafrost; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/76709; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-79803; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111236

Nordenskiöld Land in Central Spitsbergen, Svalbard is characterized as a high latitude, high relief periglacial landscape with permafrost occurring both in mountains and lowlands. Freezing and thawing of the active layer causes seasonal frost heave and thaw subsidence, while permafrost-related mass-...