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Jørgen Bendtsen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields including Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, and Ecology.

Their work covers a range of topics within these fields, including:

  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses

Jørgen Bendtsen has contributed to several recent papers, notable among them:

  • "Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries" (2023), Science Advances
  • "An Updated View on Water Masses on the pan-West Greenland Continental Shelf and Their Link to Proglacial Fjords" (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Subglacial Discharge and Its Down-Fjord Transformation in West Greenland Fjords With an Ice Mélange" (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Validation of three-dimensional hydrodynamic models of the Gulf of Finland" (2024), BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway))
  • "Holocene palaeoceanography of the Northeast Greenland shelf" (2022), Climate of the Past

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative work include:

  • Søren Rysgaard, with 12 joint publications
  • Lorenz Meire, with 11 joint publications
  • Mikael K. Sejr, with 10 joint publications
  • Katherine Richardson, with 9 joint publications
  • Johnna M. Holding, with 7 joint publications

The main publication venues for Jørgen Bendtsen's research include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), 6 publications
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, 4 publications
  • Frontiers in Marine Science, 4 publications
  • The Science of The Total Environment, 2 publications
  • Scientific Reports, 2 publications

Best Publications

  • Carbon cycle, vegetation, and climate dynamics in the Holocene: Experiments with the CLIMBER-2 model

    Victor Brovkin;Jørgen Bendtsen;Martin Claussen;Martin Claussen;Andrey Ganopolski

  • Inorganic carbon transport during sea ice growth and decay : A carbon pump in polar seas

    S Rysgaard;Ronnie Glud;M Sejr;J Bendtsen

  • Heat sources for glacial melt in a sub‐Arctic fjord (Godthåbsfjord) in contact with the Greenland Ice Sheet

    J. Mortensen;K. Lennert;J. Bendtsen;S. Rysgaard

  • Sea ice contribution to the air-sea CO2 exchange in the Arctic and Southern oceans

    Søren Rysgaard;Jørgen Bendtsen;Bruno Delille;Gerhard S. Dieckmann

  • On the seasonal freshwater stratification in the proximity of fast-flowing tidewater outlet glaciers in a sub-Arctic sill fjord

    J. Mortensen;J. Bendtsen;R. J. Motyka;K. Lennert

  • Increased CO2 uptake due to sea ice growth and decay in the Nordic Seas

    Søren Rysgaard;Jørgen Bendtsen;Jørgen Bendtsen;Leif Toudal Pedersen;Hans Ramløv

  • Role of the Bering Strait in controlling North Atlantic ocean circulation and climate

    Gary Shaffer;Jorgen Bendtsen

  • Linking phytoplankton community size composition with temperature, plankton food web structure and sea–air CO2 flux

    Karen Marie Hilligsøe;Katherine Richardson;Katherine Richardson;Jørgen Bendtsen;Lise-Lotte Sørensen

  • Towards benthic marine landscapes in the Baltic Sea

    Zyad Al-Hamdani;Johnny Reker;Ulla Alanen;Jesper H Andersen

  • Ventilation of bottom water in the North Sea–Baltic Sea transition zone

    Jørgen Bendtsen;Karin E. Gustafsson;Johan Söderkvist;Jørgen L.S. Hansen

  • Seasonal variability of the circulation system in a west Greenland tidewater outlet glacier fjord, Godthåbsfjord (64°N)

    J. Mortensen;J. Bendtsen;K. Lennert;S. Rysgaard;S. Rysgaard

  • Modeling organic carbon burial during sea level rise with reference to the Cretaceous

    C. J. Bjerrum;J. Bendtsen;J. J. F. Legarth

  • Evidence of local and regional freshening of Northeast Greenland coastal waters.

    Mikael K. Sejr;Colin A. Stedmon;Jørgen Bendtsen;Jakob Abermann

  • High air–sea CO2 uptake rates in nearshore and shelf areas of Southern Greenland: Temporal and spatial variability

    S. Rysgaard;J. Mortensen;T. Juul-Pedersen;L.L. Sørensen

  • An updated view on water masses on the pan‐West Greenland continental shelf and their link to proglacial fjords

    S. Rysgaard;S. Rysgaard;W. Boone;D. Carlson;M. K. Sejr

  • A synthesis of the arctic terrestrial and marine carbon cycles under pressure from a dwindling cryosphere

    Frans Jan W Parmentier;Torben R. Christensen;Søren Rysgaard;Søren Rysgaard;Jørgen Bendtsen

  • Subglacial Discharge and Its Down-Fjord Transformation in West Greenland Fjords With an Ice Mélange

    John Mortensen;Søren Rysgaard;Søren Rysgaard;Jørgen Bendtsen;Kunuk Lennert

  • Spring bloom dynamics in a subarctic fjord influenced by tidewater outlet glaciers (Godthabsfjord, SW Greenland)

    Lorenz Meire;John Mortensen;Søren Rysgaard;Jørgen Bendtsen

  • Fractionation during remineralization of organic matter in the ocean

    Gary Shaffer;Jørgen Bendtsen;Osvaldo Ulloa

  • Warming and circulation change in the eastern South Pacific Ocean

    G. Schaffer;O. Leth;O. Ulloa;J. Bendtsen

  • Evidence of small‐scale spatial structuring of phytoplankton alpha‐ and beta‐diversity in the open ocean

    Erik Askov Mousing;Katherine Richardson;Jørgen Bendtsen;Ivona Cetinić;Ivona Cetinić

  • Ice‐dammed lake drainage cools and raises surface salinities in a tidewater outlet glacier fjord, west Greenland

    K. K. Kjeldsen;J. Mortensen;J. Bendtsen;D. Petersen

  • Arctic carbon Cycling. Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA) 2017

    TR Christensen;Søren Rysgaard;Jørgen Bendtsen;RN Glud

Frequent Co-Authors

Søren Rysgaard
Søren Rysgaard Aarhus University
Katherine Richardson
Katherine Richardson University of Copenhagen
Mikael K. Sejr
Mikael K. Sejr Aarhus University
Ronnie N. Glud
Ronnie N. Glud University of Southern Denmark
Kristian K. Kjeldsen
Kristian K. Kjeldsen Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Igor A. Dmitrenko
Igor A. Dmitrenko University of Manitoba
David G. Barber
David G. Barber University of Manitoba
Jens K. Ehn
Jens K. Ehn University of Manitoba
Mathias Middelboe
Mathias Middelboe University of Copenhagen
Stiig Markager
Stiig Markager Aarhus University

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