Application of DC resistivity soundings and geomorphological surveys in studies of modern Arctic glacier marginal zones, Petuniabukta, Spitsbergen

• Autorzy: Gibas J , Rachlewicz G. , Szczucinski W.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

C resistivity soundings and geomorphological surveys have been carried out in the marginal zones and adjacent outwash plains of two glaciers in central Spitsbergen, Norwegian Arctic: Ebbabreen and Horbyebreen. The study has revealed complex relationships between landforms, buried glacier ice and permafrost. From this work it is possible to distinguish between moraine ridges which are ice-cored and those which are not. The latter occur in areas which have possibly been affected by glacier surge. The active layer thickness was found to be 0.4 to 2.5 m for diamicton deposits (moraines) and 0.3 to 1.6 m in outwash glacifluvial sediments. The sediment infill thickness in valleys was determined to be as much as 20 m, thereby demonstrating that sandurs have important role in sediment storage in a glacial system. Typical resistivity values for sediment types in both the active layer and in permafrost were also determined.

Słowa kluczowe

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DC resistivity sounding; geomorphological survey; Arctic; glacier marginal zone; Petuniabukta Station; Svalbard; Spitsbergen; permafrost; glacial geomorphology

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Polar Research
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: 26
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.239-258,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Gibas J

• University of Silesia, Bedzinska 60, 42-200 Sosnowiec, Poland

autor

Rachlewicz G.

autor

Szczucinski W.

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