Role of River Runoff and Sea Ice Brine Rejection in Controlling Stratification Throughout Winter in Southeast Hudson Bay

• Published in: Estuaries and Coasts
• Main Authors: Eastwood, Rosemary Ann, Macdonald, R.W., Ehn, J.K, Heath, J., Arragutainaq, L., Myers, P.G., Barber, D.G., Kuzyk, Z.A.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2020
• Subjects: River Inflow; Sea Ice; Brine; Stratification; Polynyas; Flaw leads; Hudson Bay; James Bay; Freshwater; Oxygen isotopes; Environmental change; Belcher; Belcher Islands; Hudson; Winter River; inuit; La Grande River; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/34772; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-020-00698-0

The Hudson Bay system is undergoing climate-driven changes in sea ice and freshwater inflow and has seen an increase in winter river inflow since the 1960s due in part to flow regulation for hydropower production. Southeast Hudson Bay and adjacent James Bay are at the forefront of these changes, wit...