The Alaskan Beaufort Sea
Subtitle: ecosystems and environments
By: edited by Peter W. Barnes, Donald M. Schell, Erk Reimnitz.
Contributors: Barnes, Peter W.; Schell, Donald M.; Reimnitz, Erk.
Publisher: Academic Press; Academic Pr
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Orlando
Language: eng
Number of pages: 466
Subjects: Oceanography -- Beaufort Sea.; Sea ice -- Beaufort Sea.; Marine ecology -- Beaufort Sea.; Petroleum in submerged lands -- Beaufort Sea.
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.