Surface currents in the Porsanger fjord in northern Norway

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Stramska Malgorzata, Jankowski Andrzej, Cieszyńska Agata
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; northern Norway; fjords; coastal processes; tides; ocean observing systems; Geology; QE1-996.5; Barents Sea; Norway; Porsanger; Northern Norway; Polar Research; Porsangerfjorden
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2016-0018; https://doaj.org/article/6aad67efbff747859e626e152299b39d

We describe surface currents in the Porsanger fjord (Porsangerfjorden) located in the European Arctic in the vicinity of the Barents Sea. Our analysis is based on surface current data collected in the summer of 2014 using High Frequency (WERA, Helzel Messtechnik GmbH) radar system. One of our object...