Vigdis Tverberg

TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented the most up-to-date information about the physical environment of the Kongsfjord system and identified important gaps in knowledge, focusing on steep physical gradients along the main fjord axis, as well as seasonal environmental changes.

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.

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.

TL;DR: In this paper, the volume transport obtained by averaging the monthly means over two years amounts to 9.5 ± 1.4 Sv to the north and 11.1 ± 0.7 Sv to south (1 Sv = 106 m3s).

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.