Impact of melting glaciers on role of Greenland’s fjords as carbon sinks Ghent University
Coastal fjord systems around Greenland sustain a high marine productivity and important fisheries, which generates a large part of the national income Global warming significantly impacts these systems through the accelerated melting of the ice sheet This does not only increase total freshwater input into the fjords, but also leads to an accelerated retreat of coastal glaciers currently terminating in the sea (= marine-terminating glaciers) ...