On the hydrography of the shelf waters off Møre and Helgeland
Abstract
1. The distribution of temperatures and salinities off the west coast
of Norway have been studied, based on observations from cruises in
February 1956 and March 1968.
2. The main flow of Coast water follows the edge of the shelf between
Stad and Grip. West of Grip it divides into two branches. One follows
the slope northwards, the other flows to the east and follows the coast
northwards.
3. The Atlantic water follows mainly the slope, but branches of
Atlantic water move to the east in the troughs between the banks.
Publisher
[Fiskeridirektoratets havforskningsinstitutt]Series
Fiskeridirektoratets skrifter, Serie Havundersøkelservol 15 no 3