Permafrost, Water-Supply, and Engineering Geology of Point Spencer Spit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Contains results of geologic reconnaissance of the spit, autumn 1945, by author and William P. Brosge, to determine the character of the permafrost and the availability of potable water for use by a construction group and a service group of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The geography, geology, c...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66787 2023-05-15T14:19:21+02:00 Permafrost, Water-Supply, and Engineering Geology of Point Spencer Spit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska Black, Robert F. 1958-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66787 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66787/50700 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66787 ARCTIC; Vol. 11 No. 2 (1958): June: 69–132; 102-116 1923-1245 0004-0843 Spits (Geography) info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1958 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:36Z Contains results of geologic reconnaissance of the spit, autumn 1945, by author and William P. Brosge, to determine the character of the permafrost and the availability of potable water for use by a construction group and a service group of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The geography, geology, climate, permafrost conditions, engineering, geology and hydrology of the area are treated in turn. Spits like Point Spencer can be classed among the barrier-bars or offshore bars; supply of fresh water in such areas is always limited; permafrost is the factor which permits its preservation in natural or artificial basins, and this must be considered in planning construction. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic permafrost Seward Peninsula Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting The Spit ENVELOPE(170.217,170.217,-71.300,-71.300) ARCTIC 11 2 102 |
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Contains results of geologic reconnaissance of the spit, autumn 1945, by author and William P. Brosge, to determine the character of the permafrost and the availability of potable water for use by a construction group and a service group of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The geography, geology, climate, permafrost conditions, engineering, geology and hydrology of the area are treated in turn. Spits like Point Spencer can be classed among the barrier-bars or offshore bars; supply of fresh water in such areas is always limited; permafrost is the factor which permits its preservation in natural or artificial basins, and this must be considered in planning construction. |
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Permafrost, Water-Supply, and Engineering Geology of Point Spencer Spit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska |
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Permafrost, Water-Supply, and Engineering Geology of Point Spencer Spit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska |
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Permafrost, Water-Supply, and Engineering Geology of Point Spencer Spit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska |
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Permafrost, Water-Supply, and Engineering Geology of Point Spencer Spit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska |
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Permafrost, Water-Supply, and Engineering Geology of Point Spencer Spit, Seward Peninsula, Alaska |
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permafrost, water-supply, and engineering geology of point spencer spit, seward peninsula, alaska |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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ARCTIC; Vol. 11 No. 2 (1958): June: 69–132; 102-116 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
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