Which mechanism primarily causes pronounced stratification of water layers within deep fjords?

💡 Explanation

When freshwater meltwater enters fjords, stratification occurs because lower density freshwater sits above the higher density saltwater, inhibiting mixing. Therefore density differences dominate stratification, rather than rebound, circulation, or resonance, which have secondary effects or different mechanisms.

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