An investigation of sediment-laden meltwater plumes using in-situ and remote sensing techniques, Kongsfjorden, Svalbard ...
The Arctic is warming at least two times faster than the rest of the Earth. Increased warming results in the melting and retreat of glaciers and ice caps, a reduction in sea ice extent and thickness, and changes to the region’s hydrological cycle, altering the balance of precipitation. In glaciated...
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ftdatacite:10.26174/thesis.lboro.24680070 2024-02-27T08:37:41+00:00 An investigation of sediment-laden meltwater plumes using in-situ and remote sensing techniques, Kongsfjorden, Svalbard ... Tallentire, Guy 2023 https://dx.doi.org/10.26174/thesis.lboro.24680070 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/thesis/An_investigation_of_sediment-laden_meltwater_plumes_using_in-situ_and_remote_sensing_techniques_Kongsfjorden_Svalbard/24680070 unknown Loughborough University https://dx.doi.org/10.17028/rd.lboro.24648909 https://dx.doi.org/10.17028/rd.lboro.24649911 https://dx.doi.org/10.17028/rd.lboro.24658728 Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode cc-by-nc-nd-4.0 Other earth sciences not elsewhere classified Text article-journal Thesis ScholarlyArticle 2023 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.26174/thesis.lboro.2468007010.17028/rd.lboro.2464890910.17028/rd.lboro.2464991110.17028/rd.lboro.24658728 2024-02-01T16:27:47Z The Arctic is warming at least two times faster than the rest of the Earth. Increased warming results in the melting and retreat of glaciers and ice caps, a reduction in sea ice extent and thickness, and changes to the region’s hydrological cycle, altering the balance of precipitation. In glaciated basins throughout the Arctic, increased atmospheric temperatures result in the production of greater volumes of meltwater. Meltwater can be delivered to fjords and coastal areas by marine-terminating glaciers at depth or via terrestrial glacier-fed rivers. These systems entrain and transport the products of glacial erosion, sediment, in suspension. When this entrained material reaches the fjord, a sediment-laden meltwater plume is formed, as the denser freshwater sits on the fjord surface. These plumes impact upon fjord circulation, biogeochemical cycling and glaciomarine sedimentation, and at marine-terminating systems can also increase iceberg calving and enhance melt. However, the spatial and temporal evolution ... Text Arctic glacier Iceberg* Kongsfjord* Kongsfjorden Sea ice Svalbard DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Arctic Svalbard |
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The Arctic is warming at least two times faster than the rest of the Earth. Increased warming results in the melting and retreat of glaciers and ice caps, a reduction in sea ice extent and thickness, and changes to the region’s hydrological cycle, altering the balance of precipitation. In glaciated basins throughout the Arctic, increased atmospheric temperatures result in the production of greater volumes of meltwater. Meltwater can be delivered to fjords and coastal areas by marine-terminating glaciers at depth or via terrestrial glacier-fed rivers. These systems entrain and transport the products of glacial erosion, sediment, in suspension. When this entrained material reaches the fjord, a sediment-laden meltwater plume is formed, as the denser freshwater sits on the fjord surface. These plumes impact upon fjord circulation, biogeochemical cycling and glaciomarine sedimentation, and at marine-terminating systems can also increase iceberg calving and enhance melt. However, the spatial and temporal evolution ... |
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An investigation of sediment-laden meltwater plumes using in-situ and remote sensing techniques, Kongsfjorden, Svalbard ... |
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An investigation of sediment-laden meltwater plumes using in-situ and remote sensing techniques, Kongsfjorden, Svalbard ... |
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