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Articles | Volume 10, issue 5
Articles | Volume 10, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-975-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-975-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 10, issue 5
Research article
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17 Oct 2022
Research article |  | 17 Oct 2022

Transitional rock glaciers at sea level in northern Norway

Karianne S. Lilleøren, Bernd Etzelmüller, Line Rouyet, Trond Eiken, Gaute Slinde, and Christin Hilbich

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In northern Norway we have observed several rock glaciers at sea level. Rock glaciers are landforms that only form under the influence of permafrost, which is frozen ground. Our investigations show that the rock glaciers are probably not active under the current climate but most likely were active in the recent past. This shows how the Arctic now changes due to climate changes and also how similar areas in currently colder climates will change in the future.
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