The Alaskan Beaufort Sea : ecosystems and environments /

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 in...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Barnes, Peter W.; Schell, Donald M.; Reimnitz, Erk.
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: Orlando :
Publication Dates: 1984.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780120790302
Summary: 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.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xvi, 466 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Index Number: GC413
CLC: P727