Fjord circulation permits a persistent subsurface water mass in a long, deep mid-latitude inlet

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: Bianucci, Laura, Jackson, Jennifer M., Allen, Susan E., Krassovski, Maxim V., Giesbrecht, Ian J. W., Callendar, Wendy C.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Arctic; British Columbia; Canada
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-293-2024; https://os.copernicus.org/articles/20/293/2024/

Fjords are deep nearshore zones that connect watersheds and oceans, typically behaving as an estuary. In some fjords, strong katabatic winds in winter (also known as Arctic outflow wind events) can lead to cooling and reoxygenation of subsurface waters, with effects lasting until the following autum...