Maximum Storm Surge Elevations in the Tuktoyaktuk Region of the Canadian Beaufort Sea

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Harper, John R., Henry, R. Falconer, Stewart, Gordon G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1988
• Subjects: Storm surges; Canadian Beaufort Sea; Kugmallit Bay; N.W.T; Tuktoyaktuk Harbour; Houle; Mer de Beaufort; Tempêtes; Tuktoyaktuk; Arctic; Beaufort Sea
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64745

Storm surges are a significant concern in the siting and design of structures along the Beaufort Sea coast in that the coastal relief is low and the magnitude of surges in this region is large. Coastal storm surge elevations along the southern Canadian Beaufort Sea coast were documented by surveying...