Models of cross shelf transport introduced by the Lofoten Maelstrom

The drift of particles released in the tidal current (Moskstraumen) near Lofotodden, located at 671500N; 121500E; has been studied. The periodical tidal current combined with a background current is found to introduce a transport between Vestfjorden inside Lofotodden and the shelf outside. This part...

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Main Author: A. Ommundsen
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2000
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.596.6047
http://folk.uio.no/bjorng/moskstraumen/bilder/csr_atle.pdf