Descent and mixing of the overflow plume from Storfjord in Svalbard: an idealized numerical model study

• Main Authors: Fer, I., Ådlandsvik, B.
• Other Authors: Geophysical Institute Bergen (GFI / BiU), University of Bergen (UiB), Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR), Department of Biological Sciences Bergen (BIO / UiB), University of Bergen (UiB)-University of Bergen (UiB), Institute of Marine Research Bergen (IMR)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2008
• Subjects: [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean; Atmosphere; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Weir; Mellor; Fram Strait; Storfjorden
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00298358; https://hal.science/hal-00298358/document; https://hal.science/hal-00298358/file/os-4-115-2008.pdf

International audience Storfjorden in the Svalbard Archipelago is a sill-fjord that produces significant volumes of dense, brine-enriched shelf water through ice formation. The dense water produced in the fjord overflows the sill and can reach deep into the Fram Strait. For conditions corresponding...