The salinity: delta O-18 water relationship in Kongsfjorden, western Spitsbergen
We present the first oxygen isotope measurements from Kongsfjorden in north-west Spitsbergen, and use the isotopic composition and hydrographic data to provide a detailed assessment of the mixing between freshwater and oceanic waters. Temperature, salinity(s) and oxygen isotope profiles are used to...
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ftunstandrewcris:oai:risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/cb645bc6-b052-412d-8c9b-ff3667572aeb 2023-05-15T15:04:03+02:00 The salinity: delta O-18 water relationship in Kongsfjorden, western Spitsbergen MacLachlan, Suzanne E. Cottier, Finlo R. Austin, William E. N. Howe, John A. 2007 https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/the-salinity-delta-o18-water-relationship-in-kongsfjorden-western-spitsbergen(cb645bc6-b052-412d-8c9b-ff3667572aeb).html https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-8369.2007.00016.x http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34548264705&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess MacLachlan , S E , Cottier , F R , Austin , W E N & Howe , J A 2007 , ' The salinity: delta O-18 water relationship in Kongsfjorden, western Spitsbergen ' , Polar Research , vol. 26 , pp. 160-167 . https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-8369.2007.00016.x oxygen isotopes mixing line Arctic fjord glacial hydrography OXYGEN-ISOTOPE SVALBARD DEEP article 2007 ftunstandrewcris https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-8369.2007.00016.x 2021-12-26T14:15:54Z We present the first oxygen isotope measurements from Kongsfjorden in north-west Spitsbergen, and use the isotopic composition and hydrographic data to provide a detailed assessment of the mixing between freshwater and oceanic waters. Temperature, salinity(s) and oxygen isotope profiles are used to describe the seasonal evolution of hydrography in the inner part of the fjord, and to infer the dominant mixing and exchange processes. Data from atmospheric, glacial and marine sources throughout Kongsfjorden are used to construct a salinity: delta O-18 mixing line in a region that receives inputs of freshwater and marine Atlantic water. The dominant source of freshwater is glacial melt from a tidewater glacier complex at the head of the fjord, resulting in a seawater salinity: delta O-18 relationship where delta O-18= 0.43S - 14.65. The Kongsfjorden data provides a northern latitudinal limit for mixing lines in the northwestern European coastal system. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic glacier Kongsfjord* Kongsfjorden Polar Research Svalbard Tidewater Spitsbergen University of St Andrews: Research Portal Arctic Svalbard Polar Research 26 2 160 167 |
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We present the first oxygen isotope measurements from Kongsfjorden in north-west Spitsbergen, and use the isotopic composition and hydrographic data to provide a detailed assessment of the mixing between freshwater and oceanic waters. Temperature, salinity(s) and oxygen isotope profiles are used to describe the seasonal evolution of hydrography in the inner part of the fjord, and to infer the dominant mixing and exchange processes. Data from atmospheric, glacial and marine sources throughout Kongsfjorden are used to construct a salinity: delta O-18 mixing line in a region that receives inputs of freshwater and marine Atlantic water. The dominant source of freshwater is glacial melt from a tidewater glacier complex at the head of the fjord, resulting in a seawater salinity: delta O-18 relationship where delta O-18= 0.43S - 14.65. The Kongsfjorden data provides a northern latitudinal limit for mixing lines in the northwestern European coastal system. |
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The salinity: delta O-18 water relationship in Kongsfjorden, western Spitsbergen |
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