The salinity: δ18O water relationship in Kongsfjorden, western Spitsbergen

Polar Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 160-167

  Maclachlan, Suzanne E ^a   Cottier, Finlo R ^a   Austin, William E N ^b   Howe, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arctic; Fjord; Glacial; Hydrography; Mixing line; Oxygen isotopes

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER; HYDROGRAPHY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MELTWATER; MIXING; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SALINITY;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; KONGSFJORDEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 34548264705     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: 17518369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2007.00016.x     Document Type: Article

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