Toward an integrated coastal sea-ice observatory: System components and a case study at Barrow, Alaska

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 61-72

  Druckenmiller, Matthew L ^a   Eicken, Hajo ^a   Johnson, Mark A ^a   Pringle, Daniel J ^a   Williams, Christina C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Arctic Ocean; Barrow; Landfast sea ice; Local and traditional knowledge; Observatory

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; BUILDINGS; COASTAL ZONES; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; FISHERIES; OBSERVATORIES; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SEA ICE; SEAWATER; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARROW; LANDFAST SEA ICE; LOCAL AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

COASTAL ZONE; DATA SET; DIRECT DRILLING; ICE COVER; ICE THICKNESS; MASS BALANCE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RADAR; REAL TIME; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE; SEA LEVEL;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARROW; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62949194989     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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