Permafrost, Water-Supply, and Engineering Geology of Point Spencer Spit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Contains results of geologic reconnaissance of the spit, autumn 1945, by author and William P. Brosge, to determine the character of the permafrost and the availability of potable water for use by a construction group and a service group of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The geography, geology, c...
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crarcticinstna:10.14430/arctic3737 2024-06-09T07:42:08+00:00 Permafrost, Water-Supply, and Engineering Geology of Point Spencer Spit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska Black, Robert F. 1958 http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic3737 http://arctic.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/viewFile/3737/3711 unknown The Arctic Institute of North America ARCTIC volume 11, issue 2, page 102 ISSN 1923-1245 0004-0843 journal-article 1958 crarcticinstna https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic3737 2024-05-14T12:53:43Z Contains results of geologic reconnaissance of the spit, autumn 1945, by author and William P. Brosge, to determine the character of the permafrost and the availability of potable water for use by a construction group and a service group of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The geography, geology, climate, permafrost conditions, engineering, geology and hydrology of the area are treated in turn. Spits like Point Spencer can be classed among the barrier-bars or offshore bars; supply of fresh water in such areas is always limited; permafrost is the factor which permits its preservation in natural or artificial basins, and this must be considered in planning construction. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic permafrost Seward Peninsula Alaska Arctic Institute of North America The Spit ENVELOPE(170.217,170.217,-71.300,-71.300) ARCTIC 11 2 102 |
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Contains results of geologic reconnaissance of the spit, autumn 1945, by author and William P. Brosge, to determine the character of the permafrost and the availability of potable water for use by a construction group and a service group of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The geography, geology, climate, permafrost conditions, engineering, geology and hydrology of the area are treated in turn. Spits like Point Spencer can be classed among the barrier-bars or offshore bars; supply of fresh water in such areas is always limited; permafrost is the factor which permits its preservation in natural or artificial basins, and this must be considered in planning construction. |
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Black, Robert F. Permafrost, Water-Supply, and Engineering Geology of Point Spencer Spit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska |
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Permafrost, Water-Supply, and Engineering Geology of Point Spencer Spit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska |
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Permafrost, Water-Supply, and Engineering Geology of Point Spencer Spit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska |
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Permafrost, Water-Supply, and Engineering Geology of Point Spencer Spit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska |
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Permafrost, Water-Supply, and Engineering Geology of Point Spencer Spit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska |
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Permafrost, Water-Supply, and Engineering Geology of Point Spencer Spit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska |
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permafrost, water-supply, and engineering geology of point spencer spit, seward peninsula, alaska |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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1958 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic3737 http://arctic.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/viewFile/3737/3711 |
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