Accumulation in East Greenland Fjords and on the Continental Shelves Adjacent to the Denmark Strait over the Last Century Based on 210Pb Geochronology
ABSTRACT. Sediment (SAR) and mass (MAR) accumulation rates for the last 100 years are derived from 210Pb profiles of box cores collected in three fjords and on the continental shelf in the Kangerlussuaq region, East Greenland, and on the SW Iceland continental shelf. The MAR is lower on East Greenla...
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Other Authors: | |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2001
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.587.1251 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic55-2-109.pdf |
id |
ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.587.1251 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.587.1251 2023-05-15T14:19:48+02:00 Accumulation in East Greenland Fjords and on the Continental Shelves Adjacent to the Denmark Strait over the Last Century Based on 210Pb Geochronology L. Micaela Smith Clark Alexander Anne E. Jennings The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2001 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.587.1251 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic55-2-109.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.587.1251 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic55-2-109.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic55-2-109.pdf text 2001 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T13:18:22Z ABSTRACT. Sediment (SAR) and mass (MAR) accumulation rates for the last 100 years are derived from 210Pb profiles of box cores collected in three fjords and on the continental shelf in the Kangerlussuaq region, East Greenland, and on the SW Iceland continental shelf. The MAR is lower on East Greenland (0.09 g/cm2·yr) than on SW Iceland (0.14 g/cm2·yr) because of differences in the biogenic component of the sediments, although SAR is similar. The differences in accumulation rates of the three East Greenland fjords are due to their dominant sediment sources and basin areas. Kangerlussuaq Fjord, the largest fjord, is dominated by iceberg sediment input and has a MAR of 0.43 g/cm2·yr at 50 km from the fjord head. Miki Fjord, the smallest fjord, is dominated by glaciofluvial sediment input with a MAR of 0.29 g/cm2·yr of sediment at 10 km from the fjord head. Nansen Fjord is intermediate in size, with an iceberg-dominated sediment supply; MAR is 1.01 g/cm2·yr near the fjord head and 0.17 g/cm2·yr at 20 km from the fjord head. 137Cs is used as a secondary indicator of sediment source, and the high activity level of 137Cs in Miki Fjord indicates glaciofluvial sediment sources. Zones of constant activity in some of the box cores are attributed to either bioturbation in the surface mixed layer or turbidites. We would be hesitant to extend the recent 210Pb-based accumulation rates to estimate the Holocene accumulation rates. Text Arctic Denmark Strait East Greenland Greenland Iceland Kangerlussuaq Nansen fjord Unknown Greenland Kangerlussuaq ENVELOPE(-55.633,-55.633,72.633,72.633) Miki Fjord ENVELOPE(-31.499,-31.499,68.149,68.149) Nansen Fjord ENVELOPE(-29.883,-29.883,68.300,68.300) |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Unknown |
op_collection_id |
ftciteseerx |
language |
English |
description |
ABSTRACT. Sediment (SAR) and mass (MAR) accumulation rates for the last 100 years are derived from 210Pb profiles of box cores collected in three fjords and on the continental shelf in the Kangerlussuaq region, East Greenland, and on the SW Iceland continental shelf. The MAR is lower on East Greenland (0.09 g/cm2·yr) than on SW Iceland (0.14 g/cm2·yr) because of differences in the biogenic component of the sediments, although SAR is similar. The differences in accumulation rates of the three East Greenland fjords are due to their dominant sediment sources and basin areas. Kangerlussuaq Fjord, the largest fjord, is dominated by iceberg sediment input and has a MAR of 0.43 g/cm2·yr at 50 km from the fjord head. Miki Fjord, the smallest fjord, is dominated by glaciofluvial sediment input with a MAR of 0.29 g/cm2·yr of sediment at 10 km from the fjord head. Nansen Fjord is intermediate in size, with an iceberg-dominated sediment supply; MAR is 1.01 g/cm2·yr near the fjord head and 0.17 g/cm2·yr at 20 km from the fjord head. 137Cs is used as a secondary indicator of sediment source, and the high activity level of 137Cs in Miki Fjord indicates glaciofluvial sediment sources. Zones of constant activity in some of the box cores are attributed to either bioturbation in the surface mixed layer or turbidites. We would be hesitant to extend the recent 210Pb-based accumulation rates to estimate the Holocene accumulation rates. |
author2 |
The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives |
format |
Text |
author |
L. Micaela Smith Clark Alexander Anne E. Jennings |
spellingShingle |
L. Micaela Smith Clark Alexander Anne E. Jennings Accumulation in East Greenland Fjords and on the Continental Shelves Adjacent to the Denmark Strait over the Last Century Based on 210Pb Geochronology |
author_facet |
L. Micaela Smith Clark Alexander Anne E. Jennings |
author_sort |
L. Micaela Smith |
title |
Accumulation in East Greenland Fjords and on the Continental Shelves Adjacent to the Denmark Strait over the Last Century Based on 210Pb Geochronology |
title_short |
Accumulation in East Greenland Fjords and on the Continental Shelves Adjacent to the Denmark Strait over the Last Century Based on 210Pb Geochronology |
title_full |
Accumulation in East Greenland Fjords and on the Continental Shelves Adjacent to the Denmark Strait over the Last Century Based on 210Pb Geochronology |
title_fullStr |
Accumulation in East Greenland Fjords and on the Continental Shelves Adjacent to the Denmark Strait over the Last Century Based on 210Pb Geochronology |
title_full_unstemmed |
Accumulation in East Greenland Fjords and on the Continental Shelves Adjacent to the Denmark Strait over the Last Century Based on 210Pb Geochronology |
title_sort |
accumulation in east greenland fjords and on the continental shelves adjacent to the denmark strait over the last century based on 210pb geochronology |
publishDate |
2001 |
url |
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.587.1251 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic55-2-109.pdf |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(-55.633,-55.633,72.633,72.633) ENVELOPE(-31.499,-31.499,68.149,68.149) ENVELOPE(-29.883,-29.883,68.300,68.300) |
geographic |
Greenland Kangerlussuaq Miki Fjord Nansen Fjord |
geographic_facet |
Greenland Kangerlussuaq Miki Fjord Nansen Fjord |
genre |
Arctic Denmark Strait East Greenland Greenland Iceland Kangerlussuaq Nansen fjord |
genre_facet |
Arctic Denmark Strait East Greenland Greenland Iceland Kangerlussuaq Nansen fjord |
op_source |
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic55-2-109.pdf |
op_relation |
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.587.1251 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic55-2-109.pdf |
op_rights |
Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. |
_version_ |
1766291526629982208 |