Tidal currents in the western Svalbard Fjords

• Published in: Oceanologia
• Main Authors: Zygmunt Kowalik, Aleksey Marchenko, Dmitry Brazhnikov, Nataly Marchenko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: Tides in Svalbard's fjords; Numerical models; Observation and model comparison; Eddy motion and nonlinear effects; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Akselsundet; Svalbard; Svea; Van Keulenfjorden; Akseløya
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2015.06.003; https://doaj.org/article/ae12e200d4f743c9a3b92739459017e7

The paper is focusing on the tides and on the strong tidal current generated in the western fjords of Svalbard. Numerical model is chosen as a tool to study the barotropic tides. Model results are compared against measured sea level and drifters. Numerical modeling and observation of tides point tha...