Water Regime of Disraeli Fiord, Ellesmere Island

The mouth of Disraeli Fiord in northern Ellesmere Island is dammed by the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf from the surface to a depth of 44 metres. The fiord contains virtually fresh water to this depth overlying cold salt water. A perennial ice cover precludes any wind induced mixing. Fresh water enters the fi...

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Main Author: Keys,John E
Other Authors: DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1978
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
*COLD WEATHER TESTS
*FJORDS
TEMPERATURE
CANADA
ICE FORMATION
FRESH WATER
ICE
SALINITY
ARCTIC REGIONS
OCEAN TIDES
ELLESMERE ISLAND
OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
*Disraeli Fiord
Ward Hunt Ice Shelf
Arctic
Canada
Disraeli Fiord
Ellesmere Island
Ice Shelf
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA064439
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Summary:The mouth of Disraeli Fiord in northern Ellesmere Island is dammed by the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf from the surface to a depth of 44 metres. The fiord contains virtually fresh water to this depth overlying cold salt water. A perennial ice cover precludes any wind induced mixing. Fresh water enters the fiord in the form of melt streams which flow down to the pycnocline. This water flows out beneath the shelf, carrying some of the underlying salt water with it. Heat flows downward across the pycnocline causing formation of frazil ice in the lower part of the fresh layer. This ice floats up to adhere to the fiord ice. Salt water flowing out under the ice shelf is replaced by water of Atlantic origin entering at the bottom. (Author) Abstract in French.

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