The Alaskan Beaufort Sea

Ecosystems and Environments

• Author(s): Peter W. Barnes, Donald M. Schell, Erk Reimnitz,
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Pages: 466
• ISBN_10: 0120790300
  ISBN_13: 9780120790302
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Life Sciences / Ecology , Science / Environmental Science , Science / Physics / Geophysics , Science / Earth Sciences / Oceanography , Technology & Engineering / Petroleum ,

Description:... Collection of 21 papers focusing on the Alaska Beaufort Shelf environment written after the culmination of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program. Four sections: introduction to the Beaufort Sea; the physical environment including meteorology, oceanography, offshore permafrost, sea ice, and geology; marine biology and ecology; and the potential impact of an offshore oil well blowout.