Transitional rock glaciers at sea level in northern Norway

• Published in: Earth Surface Dynamics
• Main Authors: Lilleøren, Karianne Staalesen, Etzelmüller, Bernd, Rouyet, Line, Eiken, Trond, Slinde, Gaute Aasen, Hilbich, Christin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications under license by EGU – European Geosciences Union GmbH 2022
• Subjects: Nordkinn; Norway; Fennoscandia; glacier; Ice; Northern Norway; permafrost; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/99945; https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-975-2022

Rock glaciers are geomorphological expressions of permafrost. Close to sea level in northernmost Norway, in the subarctic Nordkinn peninsula, we have observed several rock glaciers that appear to be active now or were active in the recent past. Active rock glaciers at this elevation have never befor...