This numerical simulation is based on MITgcm and uses a setup of Nguyen et al. (2011). The initial conditions are from WOA09; the boundary conditions are provided by an ECCO2 optimized global solution (cube92); the model is forced by JRA25 winds and fluxes. deltaT = 300 dimensions [1680 1536] For detailed information on the model setup and parameters of this experiment see data* files in 'setup' folder. When using this model output please site: Volkov D.L., A.A. Kubryakov, R. Lumpkin (2015), Formation and variability of the Lofoten Basin vortex in a high-resoltuion ocean model, Deep-Sea Res. Part I. Nguyen, A.T., D. Menemenlis, and R. Kwok (2011), Arctic ice-ocean simulation with optimized model parameters: approach and assessmnet, J. Geophys. Res., 116, C04025, doi:10.1029/2010JC006573.