Selected aspects of the physical oceanography and particle fluxes in fjords of northern Norway
摘要
Advection of particulate matter, phytoplankton and zooplankton along with various water masses in and out of the fjords seems to play an important role for the ecology and particulate fluxes in this area. The rapid exchange of water masses between the coastal currents and even the innermost fjords as well as the comparatively small discharge of freshwater gives rise to scenarios where particulate fluxes inside the coastal zone are to a large extent determined by external, oceanic forcing. North Norwegian fjords are, therefore, not independent entities, but in various degrees part of the Norwegian Coastal Current.