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Estimates of carbon sequestration potential in an expanding Arctic fjord (Hornsund, Svalbard) affected by dark plumes of glacial meltwater
Marlena Szeligowska
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Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
Déborah Benkort
Institute of Coastal Systems – Analysis and Modeling, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
Institut des Sciences de la Mer, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, QC G5L 2Z9, Canada
Anna Przyborska
Physical Oceanography Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
Mateusz Moskalik
Department of Polar and Marine Research, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 01-452 Warsaw, Poland
Bernabé Moreno
Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
Emilia Trudnowska
Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
Katarzyna Błachowiak-Samołyk
Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
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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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