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dc.contributor.authorEverett, Alistair
dc.contributor.authorKohler, Jack
dc.contributor.authorSundfjord, Arild
dc.contributor.authorKovacs, Kit
dc.contributor.authorTorsvik, Tomas
dc.contributor.authorPramanik, Ankit
dc.contributor.authorBoehme, Lars
dc.contributor.authorLydersen, Christian
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-17T14:30:08Z
dc.date.available2018-09-17T14:30:08Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-07
dc.identifier.citationEverett , A , Kohler , J , Sundfjord , A , Kovacs , K , Torsvik , T , Pramanik , A , Boehme , L & Lydersen , C 2018 , ' Subglacial discharge plume behaviour revealed by CTD-instrumented ringed seals ' , Scientific Reports , vol. 8 , 13467 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31875-8en
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 250569771
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: e70cf30d-5711-4dab-baf9-b51d2f459395
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85053014946
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000444024100002
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/16038
dc.descriptionThis research was supported by the Norwegian Polar Institute’s Centre for Ice, Climate and Ecosystems (ICE) and the Research Council of Norway. Some of this financial support was derived from the TIGRIF (RCN project number 243808/E40) and TW-ICE research programmes. AP was also funded by The Ministry of Earth Sciences, India, Grant/Award number: MoES/16/22/12-RDEAS (PhD fellowship-NPI).en
dc.description.abstractSubglacial discharge plumes increase submarine melting of marine-terminating glaciers significantly; however, in-situ data on their properties and behaviour are limited. We present oceanographic data collected by ringed seals (Pusa hispida) instrumented with GPS-equipped conductivity-temperature-depth satellite relay data loggers (GPS-CTD-SRDLs) in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, during 2012. The seals foraged just outside the plumes and collected hydrographic data from within the plumes’ upwelling cores as they returned to the surface. The seals encountered water with fractions of subglacial discharge as high as 27% at 60 m below the ocean surface. The ringed seals responded rapidly to spatial and temporal variations in subglacial discharge at the glacier terminus, suggesting that prey becomes available quickly following the appearance of plumes. The seals’ dive locations were used to monitor the presence of plumes over a four-month period. High surface runoff from Kronebreen catchment created strong plumes, but weak plumes were present even during periods of low surface runoff. The continued retreat of Kronebreen, and other tidewater glaciers, will lead to the loss of these marine-termini as the glaciers retreat onto land. The techniques presented here improve our understanding of the drivers of glacial retreat and the implications of future habitat loss for glacier-associated birds and mammals.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofScientific Reportsen
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dc.subjectQH301 Biologyen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subjectSDG 14 - Life Below Wateren
dc.subjectSDG 15 - Life on Landen
dc.subject.lccQH301en
dc.titleSubglacial discharge plume behaviour revealed by CTD-instrumented ringed sealsen
dc.typeJournal articleen
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dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Biologyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Sea Mammal Research Uniten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotlanden
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Instituteen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31875-8
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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