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SUBMITTER: Davison BJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7689500 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Davison B J BJ Cowton T R TR Cottier F R FR Sole A J AJ
Nature communications 20201125 1
Fjord dynamics influence oceanic heat flux to the Greenland ice sheet. Submarine iceberg melting releases large volumes of freshwater within Greenland's fjords, yet its impact on fjord dynamics remains unclear. We modify an ocean model to simulate submarine iceberg melting in Sermilik Fjord, east Greenland. Here we find that submarine iceberg melting cools and freshens the fjord by up to ~5 °C and 0.7 psu in the upper 100-200 m. The release of freshwater from icebergs drives an overturning circu ...[more]