Interannual variability in hydrography and water mass distribution in Hornsund, an Arctic fjord in Svalbard

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Agnieszka Promińska, Eva Falck, Waldemar Walczowski
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2018
• Subjects: Temperature; salinity; Atlantic Water; Sørkapp Current; Spitsbergen; environmental factors; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Arctic; Brepollen; Hornsund; Svalbard; Polar Research; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2018.1495546; https://doaj.org/article/ede6ddc8f5fd4f18852a82a56a99e633

Progressing warming in the Arctic and increased extreme weather events can significantly influence the hydrography of Svalbard fjords, leading to changes towards more Atlantic-type waters in the fjords. In this paper, we look into the hydrographic conditions in Hornsund, the southernmost fjord on th...