Drivers, dynamics and impacts of changing Arctic coasts

AM Irrgang, M Bendixen, LM Farquharson… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Arctic coasts are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including rising sea levels and
the loss of permafrost, sea ice and glaciers. Assessing the influence of anthropogenic …

Sources, fate and distribution of inorganic contaminants in the Svalbard area, representative of a typical Arctic critical environment–a review

P Rudnicka-Kępa, A Zaborska - Environmental monitoring and …, 2021 - Springer
Global environmental changes not only contribute to the modification of global pollution
transport pathways but can also alter contaminant fate within the Arctic. Recent reports …

Coastal erosion of arctic cultural heritage in danger: A case study from svalbard, Norway

IC Nicu, L Rubensdotter, K Stalsberg, E Nau - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Strong cultural heritage management relies on a thorough evaluation of the threats faced by
heritage sites, both in the present and in the future. In this study, we analysed the changes in …

The role of rapid glacier retreat and landscape transformation in controlling the post‐L ittle I ce A ge evolution of paraglacial coasts in central S pitsbergen (B …

MC Strzelecki, AJ Long, JM Lloyd… - Land Degradation & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In Svalbard, the rapid glacier retreat observed since the end of the Little Ice Age (LIA) has
transformed the geomorphology and sediment budgets of glacial forelands, river valleys …

Coastal erosion affecting cultural heritage in Svalbard. A case study in Hiorthhamn (Adventfjorden)—An abandoned mining settlement

IC Nicu, K Stalsberg, L Rubensdotter, VV Martens… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hiorthhamn is an abandoned Norwegian coal mining settlement with a loading dock and a
lot of industrial infrastructure left in the coastal zone. In this study, changes in the position of …

Combined use of aerial photogrammetry and terrestrial laser scanning for detecting geomorphological changes in Hornsund, Svalbard

M Błaszczyk, M Laska, A Sivertsen, SD Jawak - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Arctic is a region undergoing continuous and significant changes in land relief due to
different glaciological, geomorphological and hydrogeological processes. To study those …

Integrated assessment of shoreline change along the Calypsostranda (Svalbard) from remote sensing, field survey and GIS

P Zagórski, K Jarosz, J Superson - Marine Geodesy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Arctic coasts are sensitive indicators of polar environment change. Here we present the
results of a study that examines the coastal morphodynamics of the Calypsostranda …

Coastal landscape degradation and disappearance of Davislaguna Lake, Sørkappland, Svalbard, 1900–2021

W Ziaja, K Ostafin, W Maciejowski… - Land Degradation & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The paper describes the transformation of the coastal landscape near former Davislaguna
Lake, SE Spitsbergen. It is a comparative study which outlines the changing state of the area …

High Arctic coasts at risk—the case study of coastal zone development and degradation associated with climate changes and multidirectional human impacts in …

MW Jaskólski, Ł Pawłowski… - Land Degradation & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Longyearbyen is the major administrative, touristic, and scientific centre in Svalbard and so‐
called 'European Gateway'to the Arctic. The number of inhabitants and tourists as well as …

Sedimentary coastal cliff erosion in Greenland

G Luetzenburg, D Townsend… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change will increase the duration of annual sea‐ice‐free periods and shift
precipitation patterns across the Arctic. Those factors are likely to increase erosion rates …