In this study, the distribution, morphometry and morphology of alluvial fans and colluvial cones were investigated in a high-Arctic, periglacial environment. The main aims were to present their surface morphology types, analyse the relationship between the morphometric properties of fans and their catchments, and to investigate potential factors controlling the morphometry of fans. Data from a set of 297 fan-shaped landforms in central Spitsbergen, Svalbard, were presented and analysed to ascertain factors likely to influence their distribution and character. First, based on the dominant morphological processes, the studied landforms were divided into three groups: fluvial-flow-dominated fans, debris-flow-dominated fans, and colluvial fans. Then, to analyse the relationship between fans and their catchments, 20 variables were investigated. Those analyses indicate that small catchments, characterised by a low relief and high Melton's R number, tend to produce small and steep fans. This tendency was most visible for colluvial fans and debris-flow-dominated fans but less so for fluvial-flow-dominated fans. The latter tend to adjust stronger to the local topography. However, in all cases, these associations were weaker than in morphometry studies based on data from other climatic settings. The most important controls on the distribution of the studied fan-shaped landforms seem to be the availability of accommodation space (related to deglaciation time) and local erosion base level.

在这项研究中，在高北极冰缘环境中调查了冲积扇和崩积锥的分布、形态测量和形态。主要目的是展示它们的表面形态类型，分析扇子的形态学特性与其集水区之间的关系，并研究控制扇子形态学的潜在因素。呈现并分析了斯瓦尔巴群岛斯匹次卑尔根中部 297 个扇形地貌的数据，以确定可能影响其分布和特征的因素。首先，根据主要的形态过程，将研究的地貌分为三组：河流主导扇、泥石流主导扇和崩积扇。然后，为了分析风扇与其流域之间的关系，调查了 20 个变量。这些分析表明，以低地势和高梅尔顿 R 数为特征的小集水区往往会产生小而陡峭的扇形。这种趋势在崩积扇和以泥石流为主的扇中最为明显，而在以河流为主的扇中则不那么明显。后者倾向于更强烈地适应当地地形。然而，在所有情况下，这些关联都弱于基于其他气候环境数据的形态测量研究。对所研究的扇形地貌分布的最重要控制似乎是可容纳空间的可用性（与冰川消融时间有关）和当地侵蚀基准水平。这种趋势在崩积扇和以泥石流为主的扇中最为明显，而在以河流为主的扇中则不那么明显。后者倾向于更强烈地适应当地地形。然而，在所有情况下，这些关联都弱于基于其他气候环境数据的形态测量研究。对所研究的扇形地貌分布的最重要控制似乎是可容纳空间的可用性（与冰川消融时间有关）和当地侵蚀基准水平。这种趋势在崩积扇和以泥石流为主的扇中最为明显，而在以河流为主的扇中则不那么明显。后者倾向于更强烈地适应当地地形。然而，在所有情况下，这些关联都弱于基于其他气候环境数据的形态测量研究。对所研究的扇形地貌分布的最重要控制似乎是可容纳空间的可用性（与冰川消融时间有关）和当地侵蚀基准水平。