Fjord-shelf exchanges controlled by ice and brine production: The interannual variation of Atlantic Water in Isfjorden, Svalbard

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1838-1853

  Nilsen, F ^a,b   Cottier, F ^c   Skogseth, R ^a   Mattsson, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic Water; Brine enriched fjord water; Fjord shelf exchange; Hydrography; Polynya; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BRINE; COASTAL CURRENT; FJORD; HYDROGRAPHY; POLYNYA; SEA ICE; WATER MASS;

ARCTIC; ISFJORDEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 47649084507     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.04.015     Document Type: Article

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