SUMMARY OF THE OCEANOGRAPHY AND SURFACE WIND STRUCTURE OF THE PACIFIC SUBARCTIC REGION IN RELATION TO WASTE RELEASES AT SEA

The physical oceanography and surface wind structure of the Gulf of Alaska and waters adjacent to the Pacific Coast of Alaska are briefly outlined. The information is then used to evaluate efficacy of the rather arbitrary 50-mile International Agreement Zone inside which vessels are prohibited from discharging oily ballast waters and slop oil with a concentration greater than 100 ppm. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Pacific Northwest Water Laboratory

  Corvallis, OR  United States 
• Authors:
  • Callaway, R J
• Publication Date: 1970-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 72 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ocean currents; Oil spills; Waste disposal; Waste management
• Old TRIS Terms: Oily ballast disposal; Waste discharge management
• Subject Areas: Environment; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00032235
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: EPA-WQO-16070-09/70
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1973 12:00AM