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Fjords

Processes and Products

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  • © 1987

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Authors:
  1. James P. M. Syvitski

    1. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Geological Survey of Canada, Dartmouth, Canada

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  2. David C. Burrell

    1. Institute of Marine Science, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA

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  3. Jens M. Skei

    1. Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo 3, Norway

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Fjords and Their Study

      • James P. M. Syvitski, David C. Burrell, Jens M. Skei
      Pages 3-17

    3. Environmental Setting

      • James P. M. Syvitski, David C. Burrell, Jens M. Skei
      Pages 19-69

  3. Processes and Products

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. The Fluvial-Deltaic Environment

      • James P. M. Syvitski, David C. Burrell, Jens M. Skei
      Pages 73-110

    3. Circulation and Sediment Dynamics

      • James P. M. Syvitski, David C. Burrell, Jens M. Skei
      Pages 111-174

    4. Subaqueous Slope Failure

      • James P. M. Syvitski, David C. Burrell, Jens M. Skei
      Pages 175-209

    5. Biotic Processes

      • James P. M. Syvitski, David C. Burrell, Jens M. Skei
      Pages 211-240

    6. Biogeochemistry

      • James P. M. Syvitski, David C. Burrell, Jens M. Skei
      Pages 241-270

  4. Implications/Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 271-271
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    2. Environmental Problems: Case Histories

      • James P. M. Syvitski, David C. Burrell, Jens M. Skei
      Pages 273-322

    3. Future Fjord Research

      • James P. M. Syvitski, David C. Burrell, Jens M. Skei
      Pages 323-328

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 329-379
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Fjords are both an interface and a buffer between glaciated continents and the oceans. They exhibit a very wide range in environmental conditions, both in dynamics and geography. Some are truly wonders of the world with their dizzying mountain slopes rising sharply from the ocean edge. Others represent some of the harshest conditions on earth, with hurricane winds, extremes in temperature, and catastrophic earth and ice movements. Fjords are unique estuaries and represent a large portion of the earth's coastal zone. Yet they are not very well known, given the increasing population and food pressures, and their present industrial and strategic importance. Temperate­ zone estuaries have had many more years of intense study, with multiyear data available. Most fjords have not been impacted by man but, if history repeats itself, that condition will not last long. Fjords present some unique environmental problems, such as their usually slow flushing time, a feature common to many silled environments. Thus there is presently a need for management guidelines, which can only be based on a thorough knowledge of the way fjords work. Fjords are, in many respects, perfect natural oceanographic and geologic lab­ oratories. Source inputs are easily identified and their resulting gradients are well developed. Throughout this book, we emphasize the potential of modeling pro­ cesses in fjords, with comparisons to other estuary, lake, shelf and slope, and open ocean environments.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Geological Survey of Canada, Dartmouth, Canada

    James P. M. Syvitski

  • Institute of Marine Science, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA

    David C. Burrell

  • Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo 3, Norway

    Jens M. Skei

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