-
Ecological Mapping and Permafrost Database for Northern Alaska (Final Ecological Mapping Update (2014))
Note:This revision updates the geodatabase and shapefiles associated with the prior Landscape Level Ecological Mapping of Northern Alaska (NOAK). It includes recoding of some... -
ULS and ADCP: ASL Chukchi Data: Current, Ice Velocity, Source Book Data, Water Properties, Waves
Shell Exploration & Production Company (Shell) initiated offshore deployments of Upward Looking Sonar and Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers in the Beaufort Sea starting in... -
NSSI Scenarios Final Reports: Prioritizing Science Needs Through Participatory Scenarios for Energy and Resource Development on the North Slope and Adjacent Seas.
This record contains reports produced by the North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI) scenario project. The following reports can be downloaded using the links below:... -
Hydrology: AHC and ERM Major River Preliminary Fluvial-Geomorphic Evaluation
Shell Exploration & Production Company (Shell) initiated onshore hydrological studies in northern Alaska starting in 2010. Arctic Hydrologic Consultants and ERM were tasked... -
Hydrology: AHC and ERM Channel Flood Geometry
Shell Exploration & Production Company (Shell) initiated onshore hydrological studies in northern Alaska starting in 2010. Arctic Hydrologic Consultants and ERM were tasked... -
Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)-North Slope Coastal Photography
Low altitude oblique photography (2006) of Alaska North slope including the vicinities of Barter Island, Colville River, Demarcation Bay, Point Barrow, Prudhoe Bay and Teshekpuk... -
Earth Cover Classification - Dalton Highway - Report and GIS Raster
BLM and Ducks Unlimited (DU) cooperatively mapped a study area along the Dalton Highway using portions of four Landsat TM scenes (1999-2001) and classified 43 earth cover... -
Metocean Buoy: Fairweather 2008 - 2015
Moored meteorological buoy data collected in the Beaufort and Chukchi Sea from 2008 to 2015 for Shell, ConocoPhillips and Statoil by contactor Olgoonik Fairweather LLC. All... -
Chukchi Shelf Bathymetry Compilation (CSR 13170)
Shell Exploration & Production Company (Shell) contracted with Canadian Seabed Research Ltd. to compile and analyze bathymetry for the Chukchi Shelf. The compilation... -
Terrestrial Vegetation and Soils
Vegetation is the basis for ecosystem productivity and wildlife habitat. Arctic vegetation is very sensitive to climate change and disturbance such as fire, herbivory, and... -
MESA Project (Most Environmentally Sensitive Areas) Oil Spill Contingency Maps
As part of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s participation in the review of oil spill contingency plans, the Habitat and Restoration Division (H&R) identified 68 of... -
Polar Bear Critical Habitat
USFWS Marine Mammals Management provides maps (pdf) and GIS shapefiles for polar bear: Critical Habitat Combined Barrier Islands Critical Habitat No-Disturbance Zone Critical... -
Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resource (ASTAR) Methods
The Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project worked with North Slope communities and regional stakeholders to identify infrastructure development projects... -
Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resource (ASTAR) Cost Surface (CS) Analysis Tools
The Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project worked with North Slope communities and regional stakeholders to identify infrastructure development projects... -
Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resource (ASTAR) Studies
The Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project worked with North Slope communities and regional stakeholders to identify infrastructure development projects... -
USGS Coastal Change Hazards Portal
Coastal erosion is a widespread process along most coastlines. As the coast changes, there are a wide range of ways that change can affect coastal communities, habitats, and the...
