Following rapid deglaciation near a fjord's mouth, which outcome regarding water column mixing is most likely?

💡 Explanation

Glacial melt increases freshwater runoff causing intense density stratification because the mechanism of haline and thermal convection is suppressed; therefore oxygenated water intrusion is reduced, rather than increased mixing, due to these density differences.

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