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Articles | Volume 20, issue 6
Articles | Volume 20, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3619-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-3619-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 6
Research article
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26 Jun 2026
Research article |  | 26 Jun 2026

The new kids on the block of Arctic coasts – formation and morphodynamics of paraglacial moraine lagoons in Svalbard

Zofia Owczarek, Oskar Kostrzewa, Wojciech Piskorski, and Mateusz C. Strzelecki

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As Arctic warming speeds glacier retreat, new coastal landscapes emerge. Paraglacial Moraine Lagoons (PMLs), formed by Little Ice Age moraines, now cover 56 % of Svalbard's lagoons, triple their 1930s area. We propose a model of their evolution: erosion by marine forces or stabilization by sediment infill, functioning as sediment traps and biodiversity refuges.
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