Freshwater input to the Arctic fjord Hornsund (Svalbard)

Glaciers draining to the Hornsund basin (southern Spitsbergen, Svalbard) have experienced a significant retreat and mass volume loss over the last decades, increasing the input of freshwater into the fjord. An increase in freshwater input can influence fjord hydrology, hydrodynamics, sediment flux a...

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Published in:	Polar research Vol. 38; pp. 1 - 18
Main Authors:	Błaszczyk, Małgorzata, Ignatiuk, Dariusz, Uszczyk, Aleksander, Cielecka-Nowak, Katarzyna, Grabiec, Mariusz, Jania, Jacek A., Moskalik, Mateusz, Walczowski, Waldemar
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Spånga Open Academia 16.04.2019 Norwegian Polar Institute
Subjects:	Ablation Accuracy Biota Climate change Drainage basins Fjords Fluid dynamics Fluid flow Fresh water Freshwater frontal ablation Geomorphology Glacier melting glacier meltwater runoff Glaciers Glaciohydrology Hydrodynamics Hydrology Ice Inland water environment Mass Meltwater Meteorological data Precipitation Runoff Snow cover snow cover on land Summer Svalbard fjords Tidewater Velocity Barents Sea Arctic region
ISSN:	0800-0395, 1751-8369
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