Impact of glacial meltwater on hydrography, biochemistry, and marine productivity in Northwest Greenlandic fjords

• Main Author: Emma Wolff 1999-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Strandsvæði; Sjávarvistfræði; Loftslagsbreytingar; Jökulleysing; University Centre of the Westfjords; Coastal- and marine management; Coastal areas; Breeding grounds; Climate change; Glacial meltwater; Arctic; Haf; greenlandic; Iceberg*; Phytoplankton; Zooplankton; Copepods
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/47934

Greenlandic fjords are dynamic coastal areas that serve as major feeding and breeding grounds for various kinds of fish, birds, and mammals. These fjords typically receive meltwater from land- and/or marine-terminating glaciers. Throughout the Arctic region, freshwater discharge from glaciers is inc...