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The Alaskan Beaufort Sea : ecosystems and environments /

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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 in...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Barnes, Peter W., Schell, Donald M., Reimnitz, Erk
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Orlando : Academic Press, 1984.
Subjects:
Oceanography > Beaufort Sea.
Sea ice > Beaufort Sea.
Marine ecology > Beaufort Sea.
Petroleum in submerged lands > Beaufort Sea.
Océanographie > Beaufort, Mer de.
Glace de mer > Beaufort, Mer de.
Pétrole offshore > Beaufort, Mer de.
Marine ecology.
Oceanography.
Petroleum in submerged lands.
Sea ice.
Arctic Ocean > Beaufort Sea.
Meereskunde
Aufsatzsammlung
Ökologie
Ökosystem
Beaufortsee
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 466 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.