This study will deploy a network of tide gauges that will provide information to examine the relationships between ocean processes and sea level along the entire Chukchi-Beaufort coast in a systematic manner. A better understanding of local sea levels in this region and their relationship to both local and remote wind forcing will aid with improving the ocean circulation models that support BOEM’s oil-spill trajectory modeling.
Specific objectives:
• Investigating relationships between landfast ice breakout events and sea level
changes;
• Assessing the sea level responses to local and remote wind forcing during open
water and ice covered seasons; and
• Computing tidal harmonics and other relevant statistics for each location.
