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

• Main Authors: I. Fer, B. Ådlandsvik
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2008
• Subjects: envir; geo; Mellor; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Weir; Fram Strait; Storfjorden
• Online Access: http://www.ocean-sci.net/4/115/2008/os-4-115-2008.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/39a774355187463eb6e24154ab6858fa

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...