Shoreline Processes near Barrow, Alaska: A Comparison of the Normal and the Catastrophic

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Hume, James D., Schalk, Marshall
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1967
• Subjects: Atmospheric pressure; Beaches; Breakup; Climate change; Coast changes; Coasts; Diurnal variations; Erosion; Floods; Formation; Gravel; Ice cover; Sea level; Seasonal variations; Sediment transport; Storms; Tides; Winds; Velocity; Barrow region; Alaska; Barrow waters; Barrow; Point; region; waters; Tempêtes; Arctic; Point Barrow; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66336

The normal average yearly net transport of sediment along the Alaska coast west of Pt Barrow to the NE is 10,000 yd³, to the east of Barrow, 9,500 yd³. An Oct 1963 storm with gusts of up to 75 mi/hr, over an ice-free ocean, produced 10-ft waves and a storm surge of 11-12 ft; it mov...