Surface Drifter Study - Beaufort Sea, Alaska.

Surface drifters were released in the Beaufort Sea near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska for two years (1979-82). The releases were made under the shorefast ice just prior to summer breakup of the ice and in leads in the pack ice. The drifter recoveries indicate that the winds play a significant role in the surf...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lissauer,Ivan M, Matthews,J B
Other Authors: COAST GUARD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER GROTON CT
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1982
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Civil Engineering
*COASTAL REGIONS
*ALASKA
*CONTINENTAL DRIFT
*SURFACE WATERS
*OIL SPILLS
ORIENTATION(DIRECTION)
CONTINENTAL SHELVES
CONTINENTAL SLOPES
DATA ACQUISITION
IMPACT PREDICTION
OIL POLLUTION
CIRCULATION
BEACHES
COAST GUARD RESEARCH
SEA ICE
OPEN WATER
FLOATING BODIES
BEAUFORT SEA
ICE BREAKUP
OFFSHORE DRILLING
Prudhoe Bay
Beaufort Sea
Sea ice
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA126350
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA126350
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Summary:Surface drifters were released in the Beaufort Sea near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska for two years (1979-82). The releases were made under the shorefast ice just prior to summer breakup of the ice and in leads in the pack ice. The drifter recoveries indicate that the winds play a significant role in the surface circulation during the open water season. A significant number of drifters beached 'onshore' of their release sites. 'Preferred' beaching areas are identified from the drifter recoveries. All these results indicate the strong possibility that oil released offshore in the Beaufort Sea will impact the North Alaska Coast.

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