CONDITIONS FOR PROFIT FROM THE COMMERCIAL USE OF THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE, THE BEAUFORT SEA, AND THE ARCTIC OCEAN

CONDITIONS DE RENTABILITE DE L'UTILISATION COMMERCIALE DU PASSAGE DU NORD-OUEST, DE LA MER DE BEAUFORT ET DE L'OCEAN GLACIAL ARCTIQUE

If an oil carrier can make only two trips a year between North Alaska and the east coast of the United States by the northern route, oil might be stockpiled during the short season of relatively open ice, e.g. at Resolute or Thule. The problem should be treated at source however with an attempt to melt the permanent pack ice of the Arctic Ocean and Beaufort Sea. The air-bubbling technique and the Bering Strait dam are considered, but the spreading of dark heat-absorbing particles over the ice is preferable. A trial could be made in limited areas during a few years, and if results warrant, it could be continued on a larger scale until the polar sea is opened.

• Corporate Authors:

  Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales

  5255 Avenue Decelles
  Montreal 250, PQ  Canada 
• Authors:
  • BROCHU, M
• Publication Date: 1969

Language

• French

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 513-520
• Serial:
  • ACTUALITE ECONOMIQUE
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Icebreaking; Pack ice
• Old TRIS Terms: Air bubbling systems
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037566
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Arctic Institute of North America
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 10 1973 12:00AM