Investigation of a modern glacimarine sedimentary environment in the fjord Kuannersuit Sulluat, Disko, West Greenland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9850002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henrik Møller (0000-0002-9413-5250, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author), Henrik Sulsbrück Møller (University of Copenhagen), Christian Christiansen (University of Copenhagen), Christian Fynbo Christiansen (0000-0002-0727-953X, University of Copenhagen), Niels Nielsen (University of Copenhagen), Morten Rasch (0009-0007-8876-453X, University of Copenhagen) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-10 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7223 • E-ISSN: 1903-2471 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00167223.2001.10649446 |
| OpenAlex | W2035301031 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
A 56 cm long sediment core from Kuannersuit Sulluat, a fjord on the island Disko, West Greenland is used to infer modern sedimentation rates and describe the sedimentary environment. The fjord abuts a catchment area dominated by a recently surging glacier (1995–1999). Analyses of the core included magnetic susceptibility, x-radiographs and grain size analysis. From these analyses it is concluded that deposition takes place both through sediment settling from the water column and by gravity flows. Modern sedimentation rates in the fjord appear to be more than 10 times higher than average annual rates (3–5 mm/a) during the Holocene. This is due to changes in melt-water discharge and shorter distance to the sediment source caused by the glacier surge. Episodic gravity flows may result in a deposition of 12 cm sediment and thereby strongly influence long-term average sedimentation rates
Fjord · Geochemistry · Sedimentary rock · Geological Studies and Exploration · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena · Oceanography · Paleontology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2007 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |