Loess as an Environmental Proxy for Reconstruction of Palaeoclimate in the High Arctic

• Main Author: Rognås, Sara
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper 2023
• Subjects: aeolian transport; loess; grain size analysis; loss on ignition; palaeoclimate; Svalbard; Holocene; vindtransporterat material; lössjord; kornstorlek; paleoklimat; Holocen; Climate Research; Klimatforskning; Geosciences; Multidisciplinary; Multidisciplinär geovetenskap; Physical Geography; Naturgeografi; Adventdalen; Arctic; Arktis; Arktis*; Global warming
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-502934

We are currently speeding towards significant changes in the climate of the earth which, if ignored, will lead to severely altered climatic conditions with serious consequences for several species and ecosystems. The polar regions especially are very sensitive to climate changes, and the changes the...