Identification of Atlantic water inflow on the north Svalbard shelf during the Holocene

• Published in: Journal of Quaternary Science
• Main Authors: Peral, Marion, Austin, William E. N., Noormets, Riko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Nordaustlandet; Rijpfjorden; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Foraminifera*; glacier; Rijpfjord*; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3374; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.3374; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/jqs.3374

ABSTRACT Nordaustlandet is located in the northeastern part of the Svalbard archipelago, within the northernmost reach of the West Spitsbergen Current. This current transports Atlantic water to the Arctic Ocean along the western and northern Svalbard margins. This region is well‐suited for reconstru...