Sediment supply and fluxes in glacial and outwash fjords, Kongsfjorden and Adventfjorden, Svalbard

• Autorzy: Zajaczkowski M
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The buoyant hypopycnal flow of brackish water and suspended sediment transport and settling were studied in two sub-polar fjords: the glacial Kongsfjorden and the outwash (non-glacial contact) Adventfjorden, Svalbard. The data presented indicates faster water mixing on the tidal flat in comparison to the englacial runoff, which leads to faster horizontal density gradients decreases in the non-glaciated fjord. The fast settling of particles in the narrow zone of the steep slope at the edge of the tidal flat leads to the removal of 25% of the surface suspended sediment. The rapid settling is due to increasing salinity, decreasing velocity, and flocculation of fine particles. The fast settling of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the tidal flat area causes sediment redeposition and resuspension followed by sediment transport along the bottom with hyperpycnal flows. This leads to grain sorting in the fjord head. In contrast, at the glacier front, SPM is transported farther into the fjord, where tidal pumping and water mixing lead to the removal of 71% of total SPM. The fjords investigated represent two different sedimentological regimes. In the glaciated Kongsfjorden, the buoyant hypopycnal flow of brackish water is the main sediment transporting factor. In the non-glacial Adventfjorden, hyperpycnal flows transport sediment along the bottom.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Polar Research
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 29
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.59-72,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Zajaczkowski M

• Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstancow Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland

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