Fjord at Trolltunga, Norway (IMAGE)

Southern Cross University

Fjord at Trolltunga, Norway

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Fjords are coastal systems that act similar to the ocean. They take up large amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere. Some fjords emit also N2O and small amounts of CH4. On balance, fjords are a greenhouse gas sink.

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