The lateral movement of the coastal water and its relation to vertical diffusion
Open Access
- 1 April 1977
- journal article
- Published by Stockholm University Press in Tellus
- Vol. 29 (2) , 144-150
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2153-3490.1977.tb00718.x
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: 10.1111/j.2153-3490.1977.tb00718.xKeywords
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