Late Pleistocene-Holocene history of Svalbard ice caps and glaciers – integrating marine, terrestrial and lacustrine archives

• Main Author: Allaart, Lis
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2021
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Kvartærgeologi; glasiologi: 465; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Quaternary geology; glaciology: 465; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Marin geologi: 466; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Marine geology: 466; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Sedimentologi: 456; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Sedimentology: 456; DOKTOR-004; Arctic; Femmilsjøen; Svalbard; Wijdefjorden; Antarc*; Antarctica; Climate change; glacier; Ice cap; Sea ice; Wijdefjord*; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/20634

The Arctic regions are affected by the modern climate change to a greater extent than the global average. This effect is called the Arctic amplification and is reflected in air temperatures rising with double rate and increased precipitation compared to the global average. The climate of Svalbard is...