Patterns and mechanisms of fluvial sediment flux and accumulation in two subarctic fjords: Nachvak and Saglek Fjords, Nunatsiavut, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Bentley, Samuel J., Kahlmeyer, Elisabeth
• Other Authors: Bustin, Marc R.M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2012
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Canada; Torngat Mountains; glacier*; Subarctic; Torngat Mountains national park
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e2012-052; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/e2012-052; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e2012-052

Recent marine sedimentary deposits and river discharge in two subarctic fjords in Nunatsiavut (Northern Labrador, Canada) have been studied to elucidate patterns and mechanisms of fluvial sediment transfer and accumulation in the fjords, to further our understanding of the longer-term sedimentary re...