CORRELATION OF STORMS AND MAJOR ICE MOVEMENTS IN THE NEARSHORE ALASKAN BEAUFORT SEA

Regional meteorology, ice conditons, and major ice movements measured in the nearshore Alaskan Beaufort Sea during the period December 1976 to May 1977 are compared. Data acquired in a joint-industry program and in a government program are considered along with remote imagery, such as LANDSAT, SLAR, and aerial photographs. Correlation between major ice movements and the direction and sequence of storms is described. The implications of these findings for modeling nearshore ice dynamics are discussed. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • POAC 79, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions, Trondheim, Norway, 13-17 August 1979.
• Corporate Authors:

  Norwegian Institute of Technology

  N-7034 Trondheim,   Norway 
• Authors:
  • Agerton, D J
  • Kreider, J R
• Conference:
  • POAC 79, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions.
  • Location: Trondheim , Norway
  • Date: 1979-8-13 to 1979-8-17
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 177-189

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dynamics; Ice; Ice phenomena; Motion; Remote sensing
• Old TRIS Terms: Ice dynamics; Ice movement
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00331668
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Arctic Science and Technology Information System
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1 Conf Proc
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 1981 12:00AM