Abstract
Lateral oscillations in the transition between coastal and oceanic waters are likely to be a general phenomenon. Along the Norwegian coast this phenomenon has been observed and discussed since the time of Fridtjof Nansen and other early Norwegian pioneers, but so far no satisfactory explanation has been given. This article shows that a seasonal variation in the vertical diffusion may cause a corresponding oscillation in the lateral extent of the coastal water.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v29i2.11339 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 144 - 150
Submitted on: Mar 8, 1975
Accepted on: May 28, 1976
Published on: Jan 1, 1977
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1977 Magne Haakstad, published by Stockholm University Press
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