• Early spring subglacial discharge plumes fuel under-ice primary production at a Svalbard tidewater glacier 

      Vonnahme, Tobias; Persson, Emma; Dietrich, Ulrike; Hejdukova, Eva; Dybwad, Christine; Elster, Josef; Chierici, Melissa; Gradinger, Rolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-27)
      Subglacial upwelling of nutrient-rich bottom water is known to sustain elevated summer primary production in tidewater-glacier-influenced fjord systems. However, the importance of subglacial upwelling during the early spring season has not been considered yet. We hypothesized that subglacial discharge under sea ice is present in early spring and that its flux is sufficient to increase phytoplankton ...
    • Spring sea ice algal development in the sub-Arctic Ramfjorden, northern Norway 

      Persson, Emma (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-05-29)
      The seasonal development of sea ice algae and bacteria was investigated in Ramfjorden, Norway, from February to April 2019 and compared to data from two Arctic fjords, Van Mijenfjorden and Billefjorden, sampled in April 2019. The sea ice in Ramfjorden was heavily freshwater influenced with bulk salinities ranging from 0.0 to 2.8, similar to those found in freshwater influenced Baltic Sea ice. The ...