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Relations between slope processes and active-layer thickness 1972-2002, Kapp Linné, Svalbard

Permafrost geomorphological systems in a changing global climate. Special issue

Auteurs :
AKERMAN, H.J.
HUMLUM, O.

Description :
The aims of this study are to describe some of the slope forms and processes characteristics of the west coast of Spitsbergen, and to obtain quantitative data on the relations between solifluction, creep rates and the summer climate. Special attention is paid to the depth of the active layer that has been monitored parallel both at the slope sites and within the International Permafrost Association's CALM (circumpolar active layer monitoring) sites. The macroclimate is covered by data from Kapp Linné for the period 1912 to 2004. The slope processe respond clearly to the deeper active layer. The effect is clearest during the last decade when solifliction and creep rates increased significantly.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
PACE21 Field Workshop, Longyearbyen, Norvege, 2004-09-08, Norsk geografisk tidsskrift, issn : 0029-1951, 2005, vol. 59, n°. 2, p. 116-128, nombre de pages : 13, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 65 ref.

Date :
2005

Editeur :
Pays édition : Norvege, Oslo, Norske geografiske selskab ; Universitetsforlaget

Langue :
Anglais
Droits :
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