Glacial dynamics of the fjords on the east coast of Spitsbergen inferred from submarine morphology and marine sediment cores

The environmental conditions of west and east Svalbard are very different in terms of weather, sea ice, climate and most likely also in terms of glacial/deglacial history. The glacial history of the fjords on western Svalbard has been relatively well studied, but the glacial history of the fjords/bays on the east coast of Spitsbergen is considerably less well-known.This project aims to investigate the glacial/deglacial history of the poorly known areas in east Svalbard.