Open AccessDensity currents in a two‐layered coastal system, with application to the Norwegian Coastal Current
Author(s) -
Heaps N. S.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1980.tb02622.x
Subject(s) - norwegian , trench , current (fluid) , geology , current density , oceanography , flow (mathematics) , geophysics , seismology , mechanics , physics , materials science , philosophy , linguistics , layer (electronics) , quantum mechanics , composite material
Summary A simple two‐layered hydrodynamical model is formulated and applied to determine density currents in the Norwegian trench. It is demonstrated that the resulting flow through the trench is likely to make a significant contribution to the Norwegian Coastal Current of which a major fluctuating part is due to meteorological forces.