Use of Synthetic Aperture Radar for Selecting Alaskan Lakes for Winter Water Use 1

• Published in: JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
• Main Authors: White, D.M., Prokein, P., Chambers, M.K., Lilly, M.R., Toniolo, H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2008
• Subjects: Arctic; Northern Foothills; Brooks Range; north slope; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00160.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1752-1688.2007.00160.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00160.x

Abstract: Water resources are limited in many areas of the North Slope, Alaska, particularly during winter. Water is used by the oil industry for ice road construction and maintenance, drilling and facility operations, and potable water supplies. The coastal plain between Teshekpuk Lake, in the Nati...