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Articles | Volume 21, issue 16
Articles | Volume 21, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-3617-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-3617-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 16
Research article
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20 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 20 Aug 2024

Estimates of carbon sequestration potential in an expanding Arctic fjord (Hornsund, Svalbard) affected by dark plumes of glacial meltwater

Marlena Szeligowska, Déborah Benkort, Anna Przyborska, Mateusz Moskalik, Bernabé Moreno, Emilia Trudnowska, and Katarzyna Błachowiak-Samołyk

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The European Arctic is experiencing rapid regional warming, causing glaciers that terminate in the sea to retreat onto land. Due to this process, the area of a well-studied fjord, Hornsund, has increased by around 100 km2 (40%) since 1976. Combining satellite and in situ data with a mathematical model, we estimated that, despite some negative consequences of glacial meltwater release, such emerging coastal waters could mitigate climate change by increasing carbon uptake and storage by sediments.
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