Sedimentology of the Scoresby Sund, East Greenland

The fjord system of Scoresby Sund on the east coast of Greenland has been the subject of two research cruises by RV Polarstern in 1988 and 1990. Most of the year, the fjord is covered by sea-ice. Sediment input takes place mostly via drifting icebergs during the short summer period. Depending on the distance to glaciers, surface sediments carry varying proportions of coarse ice-rafted debris (IRD). The degree of sediment reworking by scouring icebergs is controlled by the depth of the fjord, with the most intense reworking in areas shallower than about 450 m depth. Both IRD contribution and intensity of sediment scouring clearly control the distribution pattern of benthic organisms.

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Marienfeld, Peter (1992). Dataset: Sedimentology of the Scoresby Sund, East Greenland. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.738370

DOI retrieved: 1992

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Source https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.738370
Author Marienfeld, Peter
Given Name Peter
Family Name Marienfeld
Source Creation 1992
Publication Year 1992
Resource Type application/zip - filename: Marienfeld_1992
Subject Areas
Name: LandSurface

Name: Lithosphere

Related Identifiers
Title: Recent sedimentary processes in Scoresby Sund, East Greenland
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.1992.tb00024.x
Type: DOI
Relation: IsSupplementTo
Year: 1992
Source: Boreas
Authors: Marienfeld Peter .

Title: Holozäne Sedimentationsentwicklung im Scoresby Sund, Ost-Grönland (Evolution of Sedimentation in Scoresby Sund, East-Greenland during the Holocene)
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.2312/BzP_0096_1991
Type: DOI
Relation: References
Year: 1991
Source: Berichte zur Polarforschung = Reports on Polar Research
Authors: Marienfeld Peter .