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

• Main Authors: Promińska, Agnieszka, Falck, Eva, Walczowski, Waldemar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2018
• Subjects: Temperature; salinity; Atlantic Water; Sørkapp Current; Spitsbergen; environmental factors; Arctic; Svalbard; Hornsund; Brepollen; Polar Research; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2666

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...