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Terrestrial glacial geomorphology of surge-type and non-surge-type glaciers on Svalbard.
- Source :
- Journal of Maps; 2024, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-14, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This paper presents a map of terrestrial glacial geomorphology of eleven surge-type and nonsurge- type glacier forefields in southwest and west Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Glacier forefields were mapped using a combination of field surveys and the use of an uncrewed airborne vehicle in September 2022 and satellite imagery captured in 2020, with mapping performed in ArcGIS Pro at a 1:5000 scale. Maps were constructed for glaciers in Van Kuelenfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden (southwest Spitsbergen), and in Isfjorden, Billefjorden a fjord branch of Isfjorden and St. Jonsfjorden (west Spitsbergen), to obtain a breadth of glacier types and features representative of glacial landsystems on Svalbard. The detailed landform inventory was divided into: (i) ice marginal, (ii) subglacial, (iii) glaciofluvial and glaciolacustrine, (iv) supraglacial and (v) other non-glacial and contemporary features. These detailed maps provide a geomorphological insight into the past and present characteristics of glaciers on Svalbard. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17445647
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Maps
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178849662
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2024.2362277