Ice Scour on the Northern Continental Shelf of Alaska.

There appears to be considerably less ice scouring inside the ten fathom curve than outside. The decrease is in frequency, width and length, however, there is little decrease in relief of scour. The ten fathom curve acts as a barrier sill to the relatively constant draft ice islands. Although they a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brooks,L. D.
Other Authors: COAST GUARD ACADEMY NEW LONDON CONN
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Ice Islands
*Alaska
Sea ice
Offshore
Storms
Icebreakers
Structures
Ice reporting
Aerial reconnaissance
Side looking sonar
Ice penetration
Arctic regions
Continental shelves
Colville River
Prudhoe Bay
*Ice scour
North Slope
Arctic
Ice
north slope
permafrost
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0786126
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Summary:There appears to be considerably less ice scouring inside the ten fathom curve than outside. The decrease is in frequency, width and length, however, there is little decrease in relief of scour. The ten fathom curve acts as a barrier sill to the relatively constant draft ice islands. Although they are grounded during heavy storms and with considerable scour, the ice islands are generally not permanently grounded. The design of any offshore facility on the North Slope must account for ice scour. (Author)

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