Worth Atlantic Ocean 



Uorway Coastal Current 



The Norway Coastal Current begins at about 59°^., 10 °E. and follows 

 the coast of Norway, as shown in Figure 1. It originates mainly from 

 Oslofjord outflow, counterclockwise retiirn flow of the Jutland Current 

 within the Skaggerak, and outflow from the Kattegat. The current 

 extends to about 20 miles in width. Speeds are strongest off the 

 southeast coast of Norway, where they frequently range between 1 and 2 

 knots. Along the remainder of the coast the current gradually weakens 

 and may widen to almost 30 miles at about 63°N., where it joins the 

 Norway Current; south of 62°N. the current speed usually ranges between 

 Oo4 and 0.9 knotc Speeds are generally stronger in spring and summer, 

 when the flow is augmented by increased discharge from the fiords. 



Although few data are available, the July current profile in 

 Figure 2 shows the usual range of speed and maximiom speed observed on 

 the surface and below. 



SPEED (KNOTS) 

 0.0 0.2 0.4 6 8 '0 12 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 



1 — i — rzi — r 



1 — r 



NNW 



BOnOM 



LATITUDE 60.5° N. 



LONGITUDE 4.7°E. 



MONTH JULY 



DEPTH OF BOnOM APPROX 350 M. 



RELIABILITY GOOD 



METHOD EKMAN METER 



LETTERS SHOW OIRECTON OF FLOW (TOWARD) 



656 o 



FIGURE 2 NORWAY COASTAL CURRENT PROFILE 



