DATA COLLECTION FOR DESIGN - THE ALASKAN EXPERIENCE

The state of Alaska has data needs similar to those of the rest of the coastlines of the United States. The difference is that most of the state's 50,000 km of coastline are remote, often inaccessible. It is the remote nature of Alaska that creates a dilemma for coastal planners and designers; there is no information upon which to design. A program to collect needed wind and wave data was begun in 1982, but a combination of the vagaries of nature and the economy have had their impact. The mixed successes of the program to date have been lessons well learned and have been used to refine the effort and produce the multi-faceted program that now exists.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • POAC 89, 10th Intl Conference, Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions, 12-16 June 1989, Luleaa, Sweden, Proc, v 2, p 1023 [9 p, 5 ref, 5 fig]
• Authors:
  • Hemsley, J M
  • Bales, J T
• Publication Date: 1989

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Frigid regions; Oceans
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Geographic Terms: Arctic Regions
• Old TRIS Terms: Arctic environment; Oceanographic data
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00699906
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM