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Physical Oceanography of the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas
These websites present information related to water circulation in the Chukchi Sea. Currents, water velocity, temperature, salinity, wind, sea ice, and seasonal variation are... -
Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook (SIWO)
The Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook (SIWO), an activity of the SEARCH Sea Ice Outlook started in 2010, is a resource for Alaska Native subsistence hunters, coastal communities, and... -
Geophysical Sea Ice Group
In the Floating Ice Group, we study a broad range of subjects with global implications that all arise from the peculiarities of the water molecule. In our floating ice world... -
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ANALYSIS OF COASTAL EROSION ALONG THE CHUKCHI COAST AT BARROW, ALASKA
A variety of empirical and modeling approaches are being taken to assess the history and risk of erosion and flooding along the Chukchi Sea coast near Barrow, Alaska. Part of a... -
Arctic Report Card
The Arctic Report Card (www.arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard/) considers a wide range of environmental observations throughout the Arctic, and is updated annually. A major conclusion... -
Physical Oceanography of Alaska's Beaufort Sea
The Alaskan Beaufort Sea continental shelf spans approximately 600 km along-shore and 80 km in the cross-shore direction. Circulation patterns of the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas... -
Arctic Ocean Exploration
On the Arctic 2002 expedition, 46 scientists from the United States, Canada, Japan and China gathered by ship and charter aircraft at the little Alaskan town of Kugluktuk. The... -
Arctic Sea Ice Dataset
The monthly Sea Ice Index provides a quick look at Arctic-wide changes in sea ice. It is a source for consistently processed ice extent and concentration images and data values... -
Arctic Change
The objective of this website is to present recent indicators that describe the present state of the Arctic climate and ecosystem in an accessible, understandable, and credible... -
Chukchi Sea and Western Beaufort Sea Surface Currents
This BOEM sponsored project (AK NSL 12-03) studied the physical oceanography of the NE Chukchi shelf and circulation between the northeast Chukchi and the western Beaufort... -
Shoreline Change on Sagavanirktok Delta by Prudhoe Bay, North Slope Alaska
Available shoreline position data from the Alaskan Beaufort Sea indicates that most locations have experienced significant erosion (up to 20 m/year) during the past several... -
Sea Ice Index
The monthly Sea Ice Index provides a quick look at Arctic-wide changes in sea ice. It is a source for consistent ice extent and concentration images and data values from 1978 to...
