Climatic Atlas of the Outer Continental Shelf Waters and Coastal Regions of Alaska. Volume 1. Gulf of Alaska, Revision

This project updates the knowledge of climatological conditions presented in the 1977 publication of this three-volume atlas. Such environmental information for the three Alaskan marine and near-coastal areas is important for resource development of the outer continental shelf-The Gulf of Alaska (Vo...

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Main Authors: Brower, Jr., William A., Baldwin, Ronald G., Williams, Jr., Claude N., Wise, James L., Leslie, Lynn D.
Other Authors: ALASKA UNIV ANCHORAGE ARCTIC ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION AND DATA CENTER
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1988
Subjects:
Meteorology
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*ALASKA GULF
*CLIMATE
ENVIRONMENTS
WEATHER
OCEAN SURFACE
THRESHOLD EFFECTS
GRAPHS
ALASKA
METEOROLOGICAL DATA
SURFACES
CONTINENTAL SHELVES
BATHYMETRY
PROFILES
VISIBILITY
STORMS
RESOURCES
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
SURGES
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
SEA WATER
SEA LEVEL
SEA ICE
OCEAN TIDES
OCEAN CURRENTS
CLOUDS
COASTAL REGIONS
Bering Sea
Gulf of Alaska
Chukchi
Sea ice
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA205289
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA205289
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Summary:This project updates the knowledge of climatological conditions presented in the 1977 publication of this three-volume atlas. Such environmental information for the three Alaskan marine and near-coastal areas is important for resource development of the outer continental shelf-The Gulf of Alaska (Volume I), the Bering Sea (Volume II), and The Chukchi and Beaufort Seas (Volume III) as shown on the map below. The maps, graphs and tables in the atlas present a detailed climatic profile of the marine and coastal regions of Alaska. Statistics give the means, extremes, and percent frequency of concurrence of threshold values for these elements: Wind, visibility, present weather, sea level pressure, air and sea surface temperature, clouds, waves, and such supplemental information as storm surges, tides, sea ice, cyclone tracks, surface currents, bathymetry, detailed weather, and aviation weather. Data came from 4.5 million surface marine observations and 8.5 million observations for 66 coastal and island stations within the area 40 deg -84 deg N and 110 deg W -160 deg E, and provide the best possible climatological picture of the outer continental shelf waters and coastal regions of Alaska. Revision of ADA081310, dated 1977. Original contains color plates: All DTIC and NTIS reproductions will be in black and white.

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