New insights into the influence of ice on the coastal marine environment of the Beaufort Sea, Alaska

Areal patterns from field data and ERTS-1 imagery have shown a close relationship between geologic processes and the influence of sea ice along Alaska's northern coast, perhaps the nation's least known continental margin. Ice acts as; (1) a bottom-gouging agent; (2) an influence on water c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Barnes, P. W., Reimnitz, E.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1973
Subjects:
GEOPHYSICS
Beaufort Sea
Sea ice
Alaska
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19730019614
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Summary:Areal patterns from field data and ERTS-1 imagery have shown a close relationship between geologic processes and the influence of sea ice along Alaska's northern coast, perhaps the nation's least known continental margin. Ice acts as; (1) a bottom-gouging agent; (2) an influence on water circulation; (3) a carrier of sediments; and (4) an influence on water types.

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