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dc.contributor.authorFaust, Johan Christoph
dc.contributor.authorScheiber, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorFabian, Karl
dc.contributor.authorVogt, Christoph
dc.contributor.authorKnies, Jochen
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-26T13:54:32Z
dc.date.available2018-06-26T13:54:32Z
dc.date.issued2017-08-26
dc.description.abstractNorwegian fjord sediments are promising archives for very high resolution records of past environmental changes. Recent investigations of the modern depositional environment within fjords revealed that the accurate quantification of the inputs, sources, and sedimentary preservation of organic and inorganic material is crucial to decipher long term past climate signals in the sedimentary record of a certain fjord. Here, we investigate the elemental composition, bulk mineral assemblage and grain size distribution of forty-one surface sediment samples from a northern Norwegian fjord system. We reveal modern geochemical and sedimentological processes that occur within the Vestfjord, Ofotfjord and Tysfjord. Our results indicate a very heterogeneous sediment supply and intricate sedimentation processes. We propose that this is related to the complex fjord bathymetry, a low hydrodynamic energy environment, differences in the hinterland bedrock composition and a relatively small drainage area causing a rather diffuse freshwater inflow. Moreover, we show that marine carbonate productivity is the main calcite and Ca source in all three fjords.en_US
dc.descriptionAccepted manuscript version, licensed <a href=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/> CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. </a> Published version available at: <a href=http://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2017.08.015> http://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2017.08.015 </a>en_US
dc.identifier.citationFaust, J. C., Scheiber, T., Fabian, K., Vogt, C. & Knies, J. (2017). Geochemical characterisation of northern Norwegian fjord surface sediments: A baseline for further paleo-environmental investigations. Continental Shelf Research, 148, 104-115. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2017.08.015en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1493488
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.csr.2017.08.015
dc.identifier.issn0278-4343
dc.identifier.issn1873-6955
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/13011
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalContinental Shelf Research
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/SFF/223259/Norway/Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate/CAGE/en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Mineralogi, petrologi, geokjemi: 462en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry: 462en_US
dc.titleGeochemical characterisation of northern Norwegian fjord surface sediments: A baseline for further paleo-environmental investigationsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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