Lofoten eddies observed by Seagliders

• Main Author: Løvseth, Hauk Morten
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Bergen 2018
• Subjects: Mesoscale; Anticyclones; Cyclones; norwegian atlantic current; Seaglider; strømvirvler; https://data.ub.uio.no/realfagstermer/c007404; 756213; Lofoten; Lofoten Basin; Nordic Seas
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1956/18736

When the Norwegian Atlantic Current passes the Lofoten Basin, it loses a large amount of mass and heat to mesoscale eddies as a result of instabilities of the mean current along the Norwegian Slope. The eddies subsequently propagate into the interior of the Lofoten Basin, where they are trapped by t...