Exploration and estimation of gravel resource potential in southeast Chukchi Sea continental shelf off Kivalina, Alaska

• Main Author: D'Souza, Abhijith T.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Arctic; Barrier Island; Barrier Islands; Chukchi Sea; Fairbanks; Chukchi; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/6031

Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2005 Frequent storm surges in the Alaskan arctic result in washovers and high erosion of barrier islands. The village council of Kivalina has resolved to relocate from its present location on a barrier island in Northwest arctic Alaska to an adjacent ons...