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Finlo Cottier
Researcher at Scottish Association for Marine Science
Publications - 87
Citations - 4011
Finlo Cottier is an academic researcher from Scottish Association for Marine Science. The author has contributed to research in topics: Arctic & Sea ice. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 81 publications receiving 3318 citations. Previous affiliations of Finlo Cottier include University of Tromsø & Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland.
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Water mass modification in an Arctic fjord through cross-shelf exchange: The seasonal hydrography of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the cross-shelf exchange processes in Kongsfjorden and the West Spitsbergen Shelf using conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) observations from 2000-2003 and a 5-month mooring deployment through the spring and summer of 2002.
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Wintertime warming of an Arctic shelf in response to large‐scale atmospheric circulation
Finlo Cottier,Frank Nilsen,Frank Nilsen,Mark Inall,Sebastian Gerland,Vigdis Tverberg,Harald Svendsen +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that the dynamic response of the shelf to wind forcing has a profound effect on the heat content of the water, and that the winter temperature of the West Spitsbergen Shelf reverted to that typical of fall, interrupting the normal cycle of sea ice formation in the region.
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Fjord-shelf exchanges controlled by ice and brine production: The interannual variation of Atlantic Water in Isfjorden, Svalbard
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that the critical parameter controlling fjord-shelf exchange is the density difference between the Fjord water masses and the Atlantic Water, and they provide a full dynamical mechanism for the interaction between water masses at the entrance to rationalize the interannual variability.
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Calving rates at tidewater glaciers vary strongly with ocean temperature
TL;DR: It is found that frontal ablation is not dependent on ice dynamics, nor reduced by glacier surface freeze-up, but varies strongly with sub-surface water temperature, which illustrates the potential for deriving simple models of tidewater glacier response to oceanographic forcing.
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Arctic fjords: a review of the oceanographic environment and dominant physical processes
Finlo Cottier,Frank Nilsen,Ragnheid Skogseth,Vigdis Tverberg,Jofrid Skarðhamar,Harald Svendsen +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the characteristic elements of Arctic fjords and the important dynamical processes and show how the intense seasonality of these regions is reflected in the varying stratification of the Fjords, showing that sea ice has a central role in terms of the fjord salinity which ultimately influences the exchange with oceanic waters.