Ice Distribution and Winter Surface Circulation Patterns, Kachemak Bay, Alaska

• Main Author: Gatto,Lawrence W
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1981
• Subjects: Meteorology; Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; *BAYS; OCEAN CURRENTS; ALASKA; MOTION; VARIATIONS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WINTER; ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY; CIRCULATION; NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; SEA ICE; PHOTOINTERPRETATION; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; *Kachemak Bay; Satellite photography; Bradley Lake; Inner Bay; Pacific; Ice; Kachemak; permafrost; Sea ice; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA110806; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA110806

Development of the hydropower potential of Bradley Lake, Alaska, would nearly double winter freshwater discharge from the Bradley River into upper Kachemak Bay, and the Corps of Engineers is concerned about possible subsequent increased ice formation and related ice-induced problems. The objectives...