Morphology and properties of permafrost-affected soils under different tundra vegetation in central Spitsbergen by Anna Bartos, Wojciech Szymański, Magdalena Gus-Stolarczyk

“…The main aim of this study was to determine the morphology, physical and chemical properties of permafrost-affected soils under different types of tundra in the central part of Spitsbergen. This is a preliminary part of detailed studies focused on the relationship between tundra vegetation and permafrost-affected soils in the Spitsbergen. …”
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Formation of the snow isotopic composition on the Arctic glaciers (case study of Spitsbergen and Severnaya Zemlya) by V. I. Nikolaev, N. N. Osokin, E. P. Zazovskaya

“…Stable isotope studies of snow cover along several itineraries through Spitsbergen were carried out (from Gronfjorden coast till ice divide of Gronfjord – Fridtjov glacier and from Barentsburg settlement till Olav mountain). …”
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Structure and dynamics of Aldegondabreen, Spitsbergen, according to repeated GPR surveys in 1999, 2018 and 2019 by A. L. Borisik, A. L. Novikov, A. F. Glazovsky, I. I. Lavrentiev, S. R. Verkulich

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Standpoints of States with Regard to the Legal Regime of Economic Activity at Spitsbergen and in the Adjacent Maritime Areas by V. M. Savva

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Springtime phytoplankton dynamics in Arctic Krossfjorden and Kongsfjorden (Spitsbergen) as a function of glacier proximity by A. M.-T. Piquet, W. H. van de Poll, R. J. W. Visser, C. Wiencke, H. Bolhuis, A. G. J. Buma

“…The hydrographic properties of the Kongsfjorden–Krossfjorden system (79° N, Spitsbergen) are affected by Atlantic water incursions as well as glacier meltwater runoff. …”
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Development of Surface Relief of the Western Part of Nordenskiӧld Land (West Spitsbergen) by Musiał Andrzej, Horodyski Bogdan, Kossobudzki Krzysztof

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Fluctuations of ice cover and sea water pressure nearby the Tunabreen Glacier front at Spitsbergen by S. V. Muzylev, Yu. Ya. Macheret, E. G. Morozov, I. I. Lavrentiev, A. V. Machenko

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Recent Ground Displacement Over Permafrost in Midwestern Spitsbergen, Svalbard: InSAR Measurements and Modeling by Yining Yu, Yu Zhou, Fengming Hui, Xiao Cheng, Kang Wang

“…This study investigated the dynamics of annual and seasonal ground displacement over permafrost in midwestern Spitsbergen, Svalbard, using radar interferometry (InSAR) and a permafrost thermal model. …”
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Long-term changes in ice coverage in the area of the Svalbard (Spitsbergen) and Franz Josef Land archipelagos by B. S. Shapkin, A. V. Rubchenia, B. V. Ivanov, A. D. Revina, M. V. Bogryantsev

“…The maximum correlation coefficients for Spitsbergen are observed in the winter season, while in the area of Franz-Joseph Land this takes place in summer, which may be attributed to the final velocity of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation signal.…”
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Narrowing of glacial isthmus between Sørkapp Land and Torell Land, southern Spitsbergen, 1900–2023 by Michał Pawłowski, Krzysztof Ostafin

“…ABSTRACTThe paper provides a comprehensive overview of the transformation of the glacial isthmus between Sørkapp Land (southern peninsula) and the remainder of Spitsbergen from 1900 to 2023. The region distinguishes itself with notable environmental and landscape transformations since the early twentieth century, the post-Little Ice Age. …”
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Impact of planktivorous little auks ( Alle alle) on soil organic matter in Spitsbergen, High Arctic by Wojciech Szymański, Adrian Zwolicki, Katarzyna Zmudczyńska-Skarbek, Lech Stempniewicz

“…The main aim of our study was to determine the impact of gregarious and planktivorous little auks on the quantity and chemistry of soil organic matter along the western coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago. Samples from the vicinity of four breeding colonies and respective controls were investigated using the elemental analyzers as well as the Fourier transform infrared spectrometer with attenuated total reflection module. …”
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The role of coal pollution in intensification of the fast ice melting in the Sveabukta bay (Van Mijenfjorden, Spitsbergen) by P. V. Bogorodsky, A. P. Makshtas, A. V. Marchenko, V. Yu. Kustov

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The natural environment of watershed divide zone of the Vassdalen and Berzeliusdalen Valleys (West Spitsbergen) by use of teledetection by Wołk-Musiał Elżbieta

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A late Paleocene fauna from shallow-water chemosynthesis-based ecosystems, Spitsbergen, Svalbard by Krzysztof Hryniewicz, Kazutaka Amano, Maria Aleksandra Bitner, Jonas Hagström, Steffen Kiel, Adiël A. Klompmaker, Thomas Mörs, Cristina M. Robins, Andrzej Kaim

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Active gas seepage in western Spitsbergen fjords, Svalbard archipelago: spatial extent and geological controls by Nil Rodes, Peter Betlem, Peter Betlem, Kim Senger, Miriam Römer, Miriam Römer, Andy Hodson, Andy Hodson, Martin Liira, Martin Liira, Tom Birchall, Srikumar Roy, Riko Noormets, Aleksandra Smyrak-Sikora, Snorre Olaussen, Gerhard Bohrmann, Gerhard Bohrmann

“…This study presents the first systematic observations of active gas seepage from the seafloor in the main fjords of western Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago. High-resolution acoustic water column data were acquired throughout two research cruises in August 2015 and June 2021. 883 gas flares have been identified and characterized in Isfjorden, and 115 gas flares in Van Mijenfjorden. …”
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Effects of biotransport and hydro-meteorological conditions on transport of trace elements in the Scott River (Bellsund, Spitsbergen) by Sara Lehmann-Konera, Waldemar Kociuba, Stanisław Chmiel, Łukasz Franczak, Żaneta Polkowska

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Applying UAV-Based Remote Sensing Observation Products in High Arctic Catchments in SW Spitsbergen by Abhishek Bamby Alphonse, Tomasz Wawrzyniak, Marzena Osuch, Nicole Hanselmann

“…In this study, we evaluate a UAV-based DEM of two High Arctic catchments, Fuglebekken and Ariebekken, located on Spitsbergen Island. The surveys were carried out in July 2022 using a DJI Matrice 300 RTK drone equipped with a photogrammetric Zenmuse P1 camera. …”
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Two decades of mass-balance observations on Aldegondabreen, Spitsbergen: interannual variability and sensitivity to climate change by Anton Terekhov, Uliana Prokhorova, Sergey Verkulich, Vasiliy Demidov, Olga Sidorova, Mikhail Anisimov, Kseniia Romashova

“…Thus, the surface mass-balance time series, which is now the longest one in the central part of the Spitsbergen Island, is representative for the archipelago.…”
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Polar Research of the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies of the University of Warsaw at Spitsbergen in the Years 1980—1988 by Musiał Andrzej

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Possible signs of recovery of the nearly extirpated Spitsbergen bowhead whales: calves observed in east Greenland by Outi M. Tervo, Marie Louis, Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding, Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen, Rikke G. Hansen

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