One of the most challenging research questions to address in the Arctic is how freshwater discharge from Greenland’s largest glaciers affects the biogeochemistry of the ocean. Just getting close to the calving fronts of these large marine-terminating glaciers is difficult. Fjords, hundreds of kilometers long and full of icebergs which shift with the wind and roll as they melt, make the commute a l ...[Read More]
Image of the Week – Greenland’s fjords: critical zones for mixing
An iceberg melts in Godthåbsfjord, West Greenland [Credit: Thomas-Juul Pedersen].