New research gives a detailed look at the extent to which receding glaciers in Alaska and elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere are creating new coastline and how that newly exposed terrain is behaving.
New research gives a detailed look at the extent to which receding glaciers in Alaska and elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere are creating new coastline and how that newly exposed terrain is behaving.
The work was led by Jan Kavan of the University of South Bohemia in Czechia. The five co-authors include research assistant professor Louise Farquharson of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
“Receding glaciers are creating extensive sections of new coastline and islands across the Arctic,” Farquharson said. “How permafrost is forming in areas that are cold enough is poorly understood, as well as the interaction between areas of new permafrost and the coastal geomorphology.”
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Recent retreat of McBride Glacier in Alaska has led to exposure of 5.25 miles of coastline, shown in green in this false color Sentinel-2 satellite image. (Photo Credit: Jan Kavan)
