Summer meltwater and spring sea ice primary production, light climate and nutrients in an Arctic estuary, Kangedussuaq, west Greenland

• Published in: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
• Main Authors: Lund-Hansen, Lars Chresten, Hawes, Ian, Nielsen, Morten Holtegaard, Dahllöf, Ingela, Sorrell, Brian K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
• Subjects: Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Physical Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Geography; Physical; Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Physical Geography; Arctic estuary; melt water; primary production; sea ice; PELAGIC PRIMARY PRODUCTION; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SNOW COVER; PHYTOPLANKTON; KANGERLUSSUAQ; FJORD; SHEET; ALGAE; RIVER; Algae River; Arctic; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Antarctic and Alpine Research; Phytoplankton; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/12065; https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2017.1414468

The estuary is dominated by sea ice and snow cover from winter to spring, and a highly turbid meltwater plume during summer. The aims were to quantify the variability in optical conditions, inorganic nutrients, and primary production between these two extremes, and identify the drivers of variabilit...