1. Introduction / Roald Saetre
2. Studies of the coastal region : background and history / Roald Saetre
3. origin of the coastal zone / Terje Thorsnes and Oddvar Longva
4. Driving forces / Roald Saetre
5. Properties of the coastal water masses / Roald Saetre
6. Temporal and spatial distribution of nutrients / Francisco Rey, Jan Aure and Didrik S. Danielssen
7. Short-term variability and small-scale features / Roald Saetre
8. Characteristic circulation features / Roald Saetre and Jan Aure
9. Coast/fjord water exchange / Jan Aure, Lars Asplin and Roald Saetre
10. Climate changes in the Norwegian Coastal Current / Roald Saetre, Jan Aure and Didrik S. Danielssen
11. Operational oceanography - challenges and possibilities / Johnny A. Johannessen, Bruce Hackett, Einar Svendsen, Henrik Soiland, Lars P. Roed, Nina Winther, Jon Albretsen, Didrik S. Danielssen, Lasse Petterson, Morten Skogen and Laurent Bertino
