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Proglacial sediments in High Arctic glacier foreland: A case study of Werenskioldbreen, Svalbard [PDF]
Polish Polar ResearchThe glacier environment exhibits a high sensitivity to global climate change, leading to progressive deglaciation and the exposure of previously ice-covered land.
Katarzyna Stachniak +2 more
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The Russian settlements on Spitsbergen – history, current socio-economic status and challenges for the future development [PDF]
Polarforschung, 2021 Spitsbergen is distinct compared with other Arctic archipelagos, especially regarding its the political and socio-economic status. Despite the Spitsbergen Treaty1, which was signed 100 years ago, the territory is commonly perceived as part of Norway. All
B. Schennerlein
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Carboniferous rocks of Western Spitsbergen Island: paleomagnetic data [PDF]
Нефтегазовая геология: Теория и практика, 2022 The paper presents the results of studying the samples of rocks of the Carboniferous age collected in 1985 on Western Spitsbergen Island on the eastern coast of the Recherchfjorden.
Iosifidi A.G.
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Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica, 2016 The influence of the Little Ice Age on the glaciers of Spitsbergen has been well documented by many investigations since long time. This paper studies, measures and presents new data on the Little Ice Age maximum glacier extension and retreat by aerial ...
Raúl Martín-Moreno +1 more
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Polish Polar Research, 2020 This paper presents a review of geophysical studies of the crust and the lithosphere- asthenosphere boundary (LAB) in the ocean-continent transition in the area of Spitsbergen (Svalbard Archipelago) in high Arctic.
Grad Marek, Majorowicz Jacek
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Mitochondrial genomes of ancient bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) from Svalbard
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The endangered Spitsbergen stock of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) has once been large with up to estimated 100,000 individuals. Genetic diversity of the extant Spitsbergen stock is unknown.
Joost Grond +4 more
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Quaestiones Geographicae, 2017 Global warming observed nowadays causes an increase in geomorphic activity in polar regions. Within the areas influenced by cold climatic conditions, relief dynamics and vegetation development are the main landscape shaping processes.
Stawska Monika
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Polish Polar Research, 2020 The harsh polar environment results in the dominance of mosses and liverworts in tundra communities. To date, very little research has been devoted to the diversity and ecology of these groups in the High Arctic. The aim of this research was
Wietrzyk-Pełka Paulina +4 more
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Svalbard Rock Vault: towards safeguarding geological cores and borehole data
Polar ResearchContinuous sedimentary drill cores provide crucial data for deciphering past climate variations and characterizing the subsurface for the energy industry (e.g., coal, petroleum, CO2 storage, geothermal energy).
Kim Senger, Malte M. Jochmann
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Limnological Review, 2019 The aim of the work was to describe the variability of a group of meiobenthos inhabiting a tidal flat in Nottinghambukta which is influenced by the diverse conditions of a seasonal as well as multi-annual cyclicity. Samples were collected in five series,
Wojtasik Barbara +3 more
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