In/out-flow of coastal water in Vestfjorden
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Hydrographic sections in Vestfjorden, Northern Norway, during winter
1977 showed strong horizontal temperature gradients on the
west side of the fjord indicating an outflow of cold coastal
water. Analysis of sea thermograph records from the ship route
crossing the fjord between Stamsund and Bodø in the years back to
1936 shows that this hydrographic structure is a permanent
phenomenon in the wintertime. Mean temperatures along the
thermograph section for February, March and April are presented.
A method is suggested for the estimation of the residence time of
coastal water in the fjord by using data from standard meteorological
stations combined with the thermograph data and data from a fixed
hydrographic station.