Rectified tidal transport in Lofoten–Vesterålen, northern Norway

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: Børve, Eli, Isachsen, Pål Erik, Nøst, Ole Anders
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications under license by EGU – European Geosciences Union GmbH 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Gimsøystraumen; Lofoten; Mosken; Norway; Røst; Vesterålen; Værøy; Arctic cod; Northeast Arctic cod; Northern Norway; Vestfjorden
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/90323; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-92917; https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-1753-2021

Vestfjorden in northern Norway, a major spawning ground for the northeast Arctic cod, is sheltered from the continental shelf and open ocean by the Lofoten–Vesterålen archipelago. The archipelago, however, is well known for hosting strong and vigorous tidal currents in its many straits, currents tha...