Sources of the Maelstrom

B. Gjevik (), H. Moe () and A. Ommundsen ()
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B. Gjevik: University of Oslo
H. Moe: University of Oslo
A. Ommundsen: University of Oslo

Nature, 1997, vol. 388, issue 6645, 837-838

Abstract: Abstract The Lofoten Maelstrom on the northern coast of Norway has been renowned for centuries for its strength and dangerous whirlpools. We now complete a previous review1 of the historic literature about the Maelstrom and present results of simulations describing the large-scale dynamics of this remarkable phenomenon.

Date: 1997
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