Proceedings of the Conference/workshop to Review the Draft Study Plan for Environmental Assessment of the Gulf of Alaska, Southeastern Bering, and Beaufort Seas
Proceedings of the Conference/workshop to Review the Draft Study Plan for Environmental Assessment of the Gulf of Alaska, Southeastern Bering, and Beaufort Seas

Author: Donald H. Rosenberg

Publisher:

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13:

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This conference was convened to review a study plan whose purpose is to provide information for predicting and mitigating effects of potential oil and gas exploration and development in the marine, coastal, and onshore areas of Alaska (the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, and Beaufort Sea), and to provide information on the natural and man-made marine and coastal environments that will enable government agencies and private organizations leasing these lands to make sound management decisions in developing these resources. The Chukchi Sea is not mentioned in the draft study plan, but is mentioned in these proceedings.

Environmental Information for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Decisions in Alaska
Environmental Information for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Decisions in Alaska

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1994-02-01

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 0309050367

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This book reviews the adequacy of information available for predicting and managing the environmental and human effects of oil and gas activities on Alaska's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It examines how the Alaskan OCS and adjacent onshore natural and human environments differ from those in more temperate waters and to what degree the information characterizes those differences. (It also recommends alternatives to further studies in some cases where more information would be helpful for decisionmaking.)

The Alaskan Beaufort Sea
The Alaskan Beaufort Sea

Author: Peter W. Barnes

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2013-09-17

Total Pages: 483

ISBN-13: 148326839X

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The Alaskan Beaufort Sea: Ecosystems and Environments provides an interdisciplinary view into almost all aspects of the environment, with a detailed survey of the background literature. This book focuses on the Alaskan Beaufort Shelf environment. Organized into four parts encompassing 20 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the characteristics and history of the region in which the research took place and defines the objectives of the studies program. This text then examines the subsynoptic meteorological networks along the Beaufort Sea coast and shelf. Other chapters consider the thermally generated mesoscale effects on surface winds and the orographic mesoscale effects on surface winds. This book discusses as well the phytoplankton associations and relative phytoplankton production in the area between the 20-m depth contour and the edge of the ice in summer. The final chapter deals with the characteristics of the ice cover and oil-ice interactions that will affect cleanup activities after blowout. This book is a valuable resource for scientists and conservationists.