Summer Sea Ice Concentration, Motion, and Thickness Near Areas of Proposed Offshore Oil and Gas Development in the Canadian Beaufort Sea – 2009

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Galley, Ryan J., Else, B.G.T., Prinsenberg, S.J., Babb, D., Barber, D.G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2013
• Subjects: sea ice; ice concentration; ice extent; ice motion; ice thickness; Beaufort Sea; offshore oil exploration; glace de mer; concentration de la glace; étendue de la glace; déplacement de la glace; épaisseur de la glace; mer de Beaufort; exploration pétrolière au large; Gauche; Mer de Beaufort; Arctic; Banks Island; banquise; Inuvialuit; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67317

This study was motivated by the potential development of offshore oil exploration leases in the Canadian Southern Beaufort Sea, an area within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Sea ice concentration, extent, motion, and thickness data are vital to the success of potential oil operations in this regi...