Open AccessGlacial Meltwater Plumes Support Greenland Phytoplankton Blooms
Author(s) -
Terri Cook
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2018eo100639
Subject(s) - meltwater , glacial period , oceanography , geology , phytoplankton , environmental science , algal bloom , climatology , geomorphology , nutrient , chemistry , organic chemistry
Field measurements from the Bowdoin Glacier show that entrainment of deep water into upwelling glacial discharge delivers crucial nutrients to the surface of the surrounding fjord.
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