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The Russian settlements on Spitsbergen – history, current socio-economic status and challenges for the future development [PDF]
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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Baroclinic Instability in the West Spitsbergen Current [PDF]
Baroclinic instability in the West Spitsbergen Current is investigated, based on data from an array of current meter moorings along 78.83oN, across the deeper (1000-2400 m) section of the continental slope west of Svalbard.
Skogseth, Ragnheid +9 more
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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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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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Carboniferous rocks of Western Spitsbergen Island: paleomagnetic data [PDF]
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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Stratigraphic sites in north-west Svalbard record at least six significant glacial advances in the last 200 Ky, and sediments deposited under locally high relative sea level during intervening interstadials or interglacials contain abundant benthic ...
Debolina Chatterjee +2 more
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Mitochondrial genomes of ancient bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) from Svalbard
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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Formation of new periglacial lakes in the Grønfjord basin (Svalbard) in 1938–2010
Based on remote sensing and field methods, the state of the glacial lakes located in the Grønfjord Bay basin, Svalbard, was assessed for 2008–2010. New lakes were formed due to the retreat of the mountain-valley glaciers of the Nordenskiöld Land and the ...
K. V. Romashova, R. A. Chernov
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Nederlandse Spitsbergen expeditie, 1968-'69 [PDF]
Verslag van de in 1968 en 1969 uitgevoerder expeditie naar ...
Oosterveld, P.
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