Norwegian Atlantic Slope Current along the Lofoten Escarpment

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: I. Fer, A. Bosse, J. Dugstad
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2020
• Subjects: envir; geo; Lofoten; Svinøy
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-685-2020; https://www.ocean-sci.net/16/685/2020/os-16-685-2020.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/271b3c55b9b34c4598785b24daf94c17

Observations from moored instruments are analyzed to describe the Norwegian Atlantic Slope Current at the Lofoten Escarpment (13∘ E, 69∘ N). The data set covers a 14-month period from June 2016 to September 2017 and resolves the core of the current from 200 to 650 m depth between the 650 and 1500 m...