Modern Erosion Rates and Loss of Coastal Features and Sites, Beaufort Sea Coastline, Alaska

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Jones, Benjamin M., Hinkel, Kenneth M., Arp, Christopher D., Eisner, Wendy R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: Alaska; Arctic; Beaufort Sea coastline; coastal erosion; shoreline analysis; Arctique; littoral de la mer de Beaufort; érosion côtière; analyse de la rive; Mer de Beaufort; Arctique*; Beaufort Sea
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63112

This study presents modern erosion rate measurements based upon vertical aerial photography captured in 1955, 1979, and 2002 for a 100 km segment of the Beaufort Sea coastline. Annual erosion rates from 1955 to 2002 averaged 5.6 m a-1. However, mean erosion rates increased from 5.0 m a-1 in 1955–79...