Sedimentology of the Scoresby Sund, East Greenland ...

The fjord system of Scoresby Sund on the east coast of Greenland has been the subject of two research cruises by RV Polarstern in 1988 and 1990. Most of the year, the fjord is covered by sea-ice. Sediment input takes place mostly via drifting icebergs during the short summer period. Depending on the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marienfeld, Peter
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 1992
Subjects:
Gravity corer Kiel type
Giant box corer
ARK-V/3b
ARK-VII/3b
Polarstern
Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions from Marine Sediments @ AWI AWI_Paleo
East Greenland
Greenland
Scoresby Sund
Sea ice
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.738370
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.738370
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Summary:The fjord system of Scoresby Sund on the east coast of Greenland has been the subject of two research cruises by RV Polarstern in 1988 and 1990. Most of the year, the fjord is covered by sea-ice. Sediment input takes place mostly via drifting icebergs during the short summer period. Depending on the distance to glaciers, surface sediments carry varying proportions of coarse ice-rafted debris (IRD). The degree of sediment reworking by scouring icebergs is controlled by the depth of the fjord, with the most intense reworking in areas shallower than about 450 m depth. Both IRD contribution and intensity of sediment scouring clearly control the distribution pattern of benthic organisms. ... : Supplement to: Marienfeld, Peter (1992): Recent sedimentary processes in Scoresby Sund, East Greenland. Boreas, 21(2), 169-186 ...

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