Descent and mixing of the overflow plume from Storfjord in Svalbard: an idealized numerical model study

• Main Authors: Fer, Ilker, Ådlandsvik, Bjørn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2008
• Subjects: Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Weir; Mellor; Fram Strait; Storfjorden
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/117175

Storfjorden in the Svalbard Archipelago is a sill-fjord that produces significant volumes of dense, brine-enriched shelf water through ice formation. The dense water produced in the fjord overflows the sill and can reach deep into the Fram Strait. For conditions corresponding to a moderate ice produ...