Title: The Alaskan 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.
Subjects: Marine ecology, Petroleum in submerged lands, Oceanography, Sea ice, Offshore oil industry, North america, environmental conditions
Places: Beaufort Sea