How old are the mountain tops in Hornsund, Svalbard?
Anne Hormes
Sky4geo, Innsbruck, Austria
For a decade researchers from the University Centre in Svalbard have sampled the highest nunataks on Svalbard for cosmogenic nuclide dating, to decipher the exposure ages of these mighty mountain tops.
Hormes, A., Gjermundsen, E. F., and Rasmussen, T. L., 2013, From mountain top to the deep sea - deglaciation in 4D of the northwestern Barents Sea. Quaternary Science Reviews, v. 75, p. 78-99.
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Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
1.0 MB
Width
5058 px
Height
3365 px
Aspect
5058:3365
Brand
Leica Camera Ag
Model
M9 Digital Camera
Exposure
28 mm 1/500 s ISO 160
Taken
31 March 2014
Coordinates
77.0193, 15.5802
Tint
Deep blue
Submitted
30 January 2018
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