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Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-685-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-685-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
Research article
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04 Jun 2020
Research article |  | 04 Jun 2020

Norwegian Atlantic Slope Current along the Lofoten Escarpment

Ilker Fer, Anthony Bosse, and Johannes Dugstad

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We analyzed 14-month-long observations from moored instruments to describe the average features and the variability of the Norwegian Atlantic Slope Current at the Lofoten Escarpment (13°E, 69°N). The slope current varies strongly with depth and in time. Pulses of strong current occur, lasting for 1 to 2 weeks, and extend as deep as 600 m. The average volume transport is 2 x 106 m3 s-1.
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