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WATER TEMPERATURE and SALINITY collected from Pytur in Helheim & Sermilik Fjords from 2009-08-15 to 2013-18-24 (NCEI Accession 0148758)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 26, 2026 | Last Modified: 2016-05-19T00:00:00.000+00:00
The Helheim Glacier was observed to retreat and speed up during the mid 2000s. One possible cause of the change in glacier behavior could be due to changes in ocean properties, temperature or salinity. A research program was established to monitor the ocean conditions near the glacier during 2009-2013.

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