Water mass structure and the effect of subglacial discharge in Bowdoin Fjord, northwestern Greenland

• Main Authors: Ohashi, Yoshihiko, Aoki, Shigeru, Matsumura, Yoshimasa, Sugiyama, Shin, Kanna, Naoya, Sakakibara, Daiki
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Bowdoin; Bowdoin Fjord; Greenland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-2019-33; https://www.ocean-sci-discuss.net/os-2019-33/

Subglacial discharge has significant impacts on water circulation, material transport, and biological productivity in proglacial fjords of Greenland. To help clarify the fjord water properties and the effect of subglacial discharge, we investigated the water mass structures of Bowdoin Fjord in north...