Short-Term Climate Changes and Coastal Erosion, Barrow, Alaska
Records of shoreline and bluff positions in the vicinity of Barrow, Alaska, have been obtained from aerial photographs and taped measurements for intervals between 1948 and 1969. Although the source material in the bluffs is frozen and masses of pure ice are present, temperature and rainfall data fa...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66023 2023-05-15T14:19:19+02:00 Short-Term Climate Changes and Coastal Erosion, Barrow, Alaska Hume, James D. Schalk, Marshall Hume, Patricia W. 1972-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66023 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66023/49937 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66023 ARCTIC; Vol. 25 No. 4 (1972): December: 249–320; 272-278 1923-1245 0004-0843 Beach erosion Climatology Coast changes Barrow region Alaska info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1972 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:59Z Records of shoreline and bluff positions in the vicinity of Barrow, Alaska, have been obtained from aerial photographs and taped measurements for intervals between 1948 and 1969. Although the source material in the bluffs is frozen and masses of pure ice are present, temperature and rainfall data fail to show any marked correlation with the retreat of the bluff face or with the retreat of the fronting or downdrift beaches. Removal of beach material for construction and frequency of storms from the west do show a relationship. Recorded retreats of the bluffs up to 3 m per year and of the beaches up to 4 m per year have resulted where there has been excessive beach borrow or where a series of severe storms have attacked the coast. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Barrow Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting The Beaches ENVELOPE(-56.832,-56.832,49.583,49.583) The Bluff ENVELOPE(-61.567,-61.567,-64.367,-64.367) ARCTIC 25 4 |
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Records of shoreline and bluff positions in the vicinity of Barrow, Alaska, have been obtained from aerial photographs and taped measurements for intervals between 1948 and 1969. Although the source material in the bluffs is frozen and masses of pure ice are present, temperature and rainfall data fail to show any marked correlation with the retreat of the bluff face or with the retreat of the fronting or downdrift beaches. Removal of beach material for construction and frequency of storms from the west do show a relationship. Recorded retreats of the bluffs up to 3 m per year and of the beaches up to 4 m per year have resulted where there has been excessive beach borrow or where a series of severe storms have attacked the coast. |
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Short-Term Climate Changes and Coastal Erosion, Barrow, Alaska |
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Short-Term Climate Changes and Coastal Erosion, Barrow, Alaska |
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Short-Term Climate Changes and Coastal Erosion, Barrow, Alaska |
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Short-Term Climate Changes and Coastal Erosion, Barrow, Alaska |
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Short-Term Climate Changes and Coastal Erosion, Barrow, Alaska |
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short-term climate changes and coastal erosion, barrow, alaska |
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ARCTIC; Vol. 25 No. 4 (1972): December: 249–320; 272-278 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
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