Paleoceanographical development off Sisimiut, West Greenland, during the mid- and late Holocene:A multiproxy study

• Published in: Marine Micropaleontology
• Main Authors: Erbs-Hansen, D.R., Knudsen, K.L., Olsen, Jesper, Lykke-Andersen, H., Underbjerg, Jens Ambrosius, Sha, L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Mid-late Holocene; West Greenland; Benthic foraminifera; Stable isotopes; X-ray fluorescence; Seismic profiles; MODERN BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; NORTH-ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PAST 1500 YEARS; DISKO-BUGT; ICE-SHEET; JAKOBSHAVN ISBRAE; SOUTH GREENLAND; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; STABLE-ISOTOPES; IGALIKU-FJORD; Greenland; Sisimiut; Igaliku; Igaliku Fjord; Disko bugt; East Greenland; east greenland current; Ice Sheet; Jakobshavn; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/paleoceanographical-development-off-sisimiut-west-greenland-during-the-mid-and-late-holocene(42746e81-d411-41ad-b5ee-5d3f7f2b633c).html; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2013.06.003; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84881087949&partnerID=8YFLogxK

A multiproxy study of paleoceanographic and climatic changes in Holsteinsborg Dyb on the West Greenland shelf shows that the area is sensitive to variations in the mixing between the two components of the West Greenland Current, i.e., the Atlantic Water of the Irminger Current and the Polar Water fr...