Holocene environmental changes in Dicksonfjorden, west Spitsbergen, Svalbard

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Young Ji Joo, Matthias Forwick, Kwangkyu Park, Youngjin Joe, Yeong Ju Son, Seung-Il Nam
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2019
• Subjects: Svalbard; fjord; ice rafting; geochemistry; granulometry; sea ice; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Dicksonfjorden; Isfjord*; Isfjorden; Polar Research; Sea ice; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v38.3426; https://doaj.org/article/bb33e2c412ff4b5fae1fdb2e9cfb9f78

Multi-proxy analyses of two sediment cores from Dicksonfjorden were performed to reconstruct Holocene environmental conditions in this northern branch of Isfjorden, the largest fjord system in Svalbard. Factors affecting the depositional processes include shifts in sources of sediments, ice rafting...