Storm-induced water dynamics and thermohaline structure at the tidewater Flade Isblink Glacier outlet to the Wandel Sea (NE Greenland)

Kirillov, Sergei; Dmitrenko, Igor; Rysgaard, Søren; Babb, David; Toudal Pedersen, Leif; Ehn, Jens; Bendtsen, Jørgen; Barber, David

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-947-2017

Articles | Volume 13, issue 6

Ocean Sci., 13, 947–959, 2017

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-947-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Ocean Sci., 13, 947–959, 2017

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-947-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 6

Research article 22 Nov 2017

Research article | 22 Nov 2017

Storm-induced water dynamics and thermohaline structure at the tidewater Flade Isblink Glacier outlet to the Wandel Sea (NE Greenland)

Sergei Kirillov et al.

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RC1: 'All good, just needs more motivation', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 Sep 2017
- AC1: 'Response to interactive comment of anonymous referee #1', Sergei Kirillov, 06 Oct 2017
RC2: 'RC2:', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Sep 2017
- AC2: 'Response to interactive comment of anonymous referee #2', Sergei Kirillov, 06 Oct 2017

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AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (11 Oct 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (13 Oct 2017) by John M. Huthnance

AR by Sergei Kirillov on behalf of the Authors (16 Oct 2017) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

This paper reports the analysis of 3-week oceanographic data obtained in the front of Flade Isblink Glacier in northeast Greenland. The major focus of research is considering the changes of water dynamics and the altering of temperature and salinity vertical distribution occurring during the storm event. We discuss the mechanisms that are responsible for the formation of two-layer circulation cell and release of cold and relatively fresh sub-glacial waters into the ocean.