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The Alaskan Beaufort Sea

ecosystems and environments

By Peter W. Barnes,Donald M. Schell,Erk Reimnitz

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Publish Date

1984

Publisher

Academic Press,Academic Pr

Language

eng

Pages

466

Description:

Collection of 21 papers focusing on the Alaska Beaufort Shelf environment written after the culmination of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program. Four sections: introduction to the Beaufort Sea; the physical environment including meteorology, oceanography, offshore permafrost, sea ice, and geology; marine biology and ecology; and the potential impact of an offshore oil well blowout.