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25 Nov 2016
Research article |
| 25 Nov 2016
Sources, cycling and export of nitrogen on the Greenland Ice Sheet
Jemma Louise Wadham
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences,
University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
Jonathan Hawkings
Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences,
University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
Jon Telling
Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences,
University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
Dave Chandler
Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences,
University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
Jon Alcock
Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences,
University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
Emily O'Donnell
School of Geoscience, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9XP, UK
Preeti Kaur
Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences,
University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
Elizabeth Bagshaw
Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences,
University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
Martyn Tranter
Bristol Glaciology Centre, School of Geographical Sciences,
University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
Andre Tedstone
School of Geography, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
Peter Nienow
School of Geography, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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Fjord and continental shelf environments in the polar regions are host to some of the planet's most productive ecosystems and support economically important fisheries. A key limiting nutrient for many of these marine phytoplankton is nitrogen. Here we evaluate the potential for a melting Greenland Ice Sheet to supply nitrogen to Arctic coastal ecosystems. We show nitrogen fluxes of a similar order of magnitude to one large Arctic river but yields that are double those typical of Arctic rivers.
Fjord and continental shelf environments in the polar regions are host to some of the planet's...
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