On the long-term stability of the Lofoten Basin Eddy

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Søiland, H., Chafik, L., Rossby, T.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@URI 2016
• Subjects: anticyclonic; eddy; Lofoten Basin; Norwegian Sea; Lofoten; Nordic Seas
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/gsofacpubs/2242; https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JC011726

In recent years, several studies have identified an area of intense anticyclonic activity about 500 km straight west of the Lofoten Islands at 70°N in the northern Norwegian Sea. Now recognized as the coherent Lofoten Basin Eddy (LBE), it is maintained by a supply of anticyclonic eddies that break a...