Short-term hydrographic variability in a stratified Arctic fjord

• Published in: Geological Society, London, Special Publications
• Main Authors: Skarðhamar, Jofrid, Svendsen, Harald
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Society 2010
• Subjects: hydrography; hydrografi; Arctic; Arktis; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Hydrogeology: 467; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Hydrology: 454; Van Mijenfjorden; Arktis*; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/108557; https://doi.org/10.1144/SP344.5

Journal homepage: http://sp.lyellcollection.org/ Fjords in the Arctic often have a more complex circulation pattern than the classical two dimentional estuarine circulation. This is due to the effects of the Earth’s rotation on stratified waters in wide fjords. Observations from a semi-enclosed fjor...