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Aggregate Effects Research and Environmental Mitigation Monitoring of Oil Industry Operations in the Vicinity of Nuiqsut (AK-08)
Over the years, agencies, industry, and local residents have adopted measures from documented studies or worked to develop new mitigation measures intended to lessen the impacts... -
Dispersal Patterns and Summer Ocean Distribution of Adult Dolly Varden from the Wulik River, Alaska, Evaluated Using Satellite Telemetry (AK-08-12)
In northwest Alaska near the Chukchi Sea, Dolly Varden charr Salvelinus malma is highly valued as a subsistence fish and local residents harvest thousands of these fish each... -
Gas Hydrate Dynamics on the Alaskan Beaufort Continental Slope: Modeling and Field Characterization
The goal of this research is to assess the contemporary state of the upper continental slope in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea to determine if gas hydrates are in equilibrium with... -
Dispersant in Ice
Chemical dispersants enhance natural dispersion by reducing the surface tension at the oil/water interface, making it easier for waves to create small oil droplets (generally... -
Marine Mammal Monitoring
Objectives: Determine species composition, temporal and spatial abundance, density and distribution of marine mammals in the Klondike and Burger areas. Also identify important... -
Joint industry program on oil spill contingency for Arctic and ice-covered waters
This industry report summarizes a variety of oil spill response technologies, including oil weathering, in-situ burning, chemical dispersion, mechanical recovery, and remote... -
Synthesis of Arctic Research
Our goal is to increase scientific understanding of the relationships among oceanographic conditions, benthic organisms, lower trophic prey species (forage fish and... -
The Arctic Ocean and Climate Change: A Scenario for the US Navy
At a meeting held at the Naval Ice Center on 7 July, 2000 with representatives from the National/Naval Ice Center, the Oceanographer of the Navy (N096), the Office of Naval... -
Advancing Oil Spill Response in Ice-Covered Waters
The objective of this project is to identify programs and research and development projects that improve the ability of responders to deal with accidental oil spills in fresh or... -
Climate Change, Permafrost, and Impacts on Civil Infrastructure
Permafrost, or perenially frozen ground, is a critical component of the cryosphere and the Arctic system. Permafrost regions occupy approximately 24% of the terrestrial surface... -
Oil Spills in Arctic Waters: An Introduction and Inventory of Research Activities and USARC Recommendations
The paper begins with a summary of federal efforts in three topic areas: (1) spill demarcation and mitigation, including containment and countermeasures; (2) oil spill... -
Chukchi Sea Subsistence Monitoring
These studies provide long-term monitoring data to assess and mitigate potential direct and indirect (downstream) effects on offshore subsistence hunting and sharing network... -
Arctic Ecosystem Integrated Survey
The School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, has applied to the CCIAP for $3 million to conduct an Arctic Ecosystem Integrated Survey. The... -
Adaptation of Arctic Circulation Model (NT-08-02)
BOEM proposes to lease within the Beaufort and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas. To maintain its state-of-the-art in oil-spill-risk analysis, BOEM seeks to take advantage through time... -
Fluid and Rock Property Controls On Production and Seismic Monitoring Alaska Heavy Oils (DE-NT0005663)
The overall goal of this project is to improve recovery of Alaskan North Slope (ANS) heavy oil resources in the Ugnu formation by improving our understanding of the formation’s... -
In-Situ Burning of Oil in Ice – Affected Waters
Controlled in-situ burning (ISB) of an oil slick as a response technology has been researched and employed in one form or another at a variety of oil spills since the late... -
Use of Polymers to Recover Viscous Oil from Unconventional Reservoirs (DE-NT0006555)
The goal of this three-year research project is to develop methods using water soluble polymers to recover viscous oil from unconventional reservoirs (e.g., on Alaska’s North... -
North Slope Rehabilitation
The objective of the CPAI Rehabilitation Program is to establish productive, diverse, and self-sustaining plant communities similar to those found in the surrounding tundra to... -
Oil Spill Detection and Mapping in Low Visibility and Ice
Accurate oil-slick detection and mapping are particularly important for Arctic spills, as oil may be hidden from view under snow and ice during periods of almost total darkness.... -
Mechanical Recovery of Oil in Ice
Mechanical containment and recovery is considered the primary or preferred response strategy in many regions of the world. Containment booms are normally used in combination...
