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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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Temporal and spatial variability of thermal and humidity stimuli in the Hornsund area (Svalbard) [PDF]
Polish Polar Research, 2019 The article presents the biometeorological impact of thermal and humidity conditions on the human body in the Hornsund area in the southern Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
Andrzej Araźny
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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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Short-term development of Arctic beach system: Case study of wave control on beach morphology and sedimentology (Calypsostranda, Bellsund, Svalbard) [PDF]
Polish Polar Research, 2019 The objective of this research is to determine the impact of waves on the segregation of sediment within the area of its supply in the context of meteorological conditions.
Piotr Zagórski +6 more
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Baroclinic Instability in the West Spitsbergen Current [PDF]
, 2011 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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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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Polish Polar Research, 2020 Thirty-one tidewater glacier bays in Spitsbergen Island were visited by yachts in August 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Surface water samples were taken by volunteers, the members of the yacht crews, to measure concentrations of suspended matter, salinity,
Dragańska-Deja Katarzyna +4 more
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Multidecadal (1960–2011) shoreline changes in Isbjørnhamna (Hornsund, Svalbard) [PDF]
, 2015 A section of a gravel-dominated coast in Isbjørnhamna (Hornsund, Svalbard) was analysed to calculate the rate of shoreline changes and explain processes controlling coastal zone development over last 50 years.
Błaszczyk, Małgorzata +11 more
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Hydrology of Tidal Waters at the Glacier Terminus and their Impact on Hydrographical Surveys and Navigation Safety [PDF]
TransNav, 2020 The data analysed in the paper are related to the hydrology of tidal waters at a tidewater glacier terminus. Set of data was collected in the wide span of time from 2009 till 2015 in the Nordaustlandet and Southwest Spitsbergen near various tidal ...
Tadeusz Pastusiak
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