Coastal freshening prevents fjord bottom water renewal in Northeast Greenland - a mooring study from 2003-2015

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Boone, Wieter, Rysgaard, Søren, Carlson, Daniel Frazier, Meire, Lorenz, Kirillov, Sergei, Mortensen, John, Dmitrenko, Igor A., Vergeynst, Leendert, Sejr, Mikael Kristian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: climate variability; coastal processes; fjord dynamics; freshening; oceanography; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Greenland; Tyrolerfjord
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/05dab1c6-476d-45fa-8551-4de241f6f2d8; https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL076591; https://pure.au.dk/ws/files/178484862/Coastal_freshening_prevents_fjord_bottom_water_renewal_in_Northeast_Greenland.pdf

The freshwater content of the Arctic Ocean and its bordering seas has recently increased. Observing freshening events is an important step toward identifying the drivers and understanding the effects of freshening on ocean circulation and marine ecosystems. Here we present a 13 year (2003–2015) reco...