The impacts of tidewater glacier retreat on functioning of Arctic fjords: observations and modeling

Abstract

The main goals of this study are to discuss the effects of tidewater glacier retreat on fjord biogeochemistry based on observational and modeling evidence collected in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, and on published studies. We here present a fjord conceptual model, including a benthic compartment, to visualize the biogeochemical fluxes between the sediments and the water column.