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NSSI Scenarios GIS Data: Prioritizing Science Needs Through Participatory Scenarios for Energy and Resource Development on the North Slope and Adjacent Seas.
This record contains the data used by the North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI) scenario process. These data sets are listed in the Alaska DataCatalog. The data sets are... -
Bowhead Whale Subsistence Harvest Research
This research has been ongoing since the early 1980’s with many other collaborators in the past, including: Tom Albert, Harry Brower, Jr., Taqulik Hepa, Charlie Brower, Cyd... -
Chukchi Offshore Monitoring in Drilling Area (COMIDA)
The November 2006 COMIDA workshop described the importance of benthos and chemical monitoring to evaluate the health of the Chukchi ecosystem. The BOEM Scientific Committee (SC)... -
Functional Diversity of Epibenthic Communities on the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Shelves (AK-13-03-27)
Functional diversity of epibenthic communities on the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea shelves were compared using biological trait analysis (BTA). BTA functionally characterizes... -
Surface Current Circulation High Frequency (HF) Radar Mapping in the Chukchi Sea (AK-09-06)
The shallow (50 m) Chukchi shelf extends 800 km northward from Bering Strait to the shelfbreak along the 200 m isobath. The Chukchi Sea flow field is influenced by the winds;... -
Satellite-Tracked Drifter Measurements in the Northeast Chukchi Sea (AK-08-12-08)
This study was initiated to better understand the surface circulation in the Chukchi Sea, which is not well-measured by subsurface moorings. The overall goal of this program was... -
National Assessment of Coastal Shoreline Change Historical Shoreline Change Along the North Coast of Alaska, U.S.-Canadian Border to Icy Cape
The National Assessment of Coastal Shoreline Change- Historical Shoreline Change Along the North Coast of Alaska, U.S.-Canadian Border to Icy Cape(2015) is provided below. A... -
Microbial Biodegradation Of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil In Arctic Marine Sediments
This project investigated the biodegradation of Alaska North Slope crude oil and Corexit 9500 (Corexit) in Arctic seawater and sediments to identify the microbes and genes... -
Biodegradation And Transport Of Crude Oil In Sand And Gravel Beaches Of Arctic Alaska
The effect of environmental conditions on the rate of crude oil biodegradation was studied in the laboratory, simulating oil spills at arctic seashores. Laboratory microcosms... -
Chukchi Offshore Monitoring in Drilling Area (COMIDA): Factors Affecting the Distribution and Relative Abundance of Endangered Whales and Other Marine Mammals in the Chukchi Sea
The Chukchi Sea shelf is a bathymetrically complex region where air-sea-ice interactions govern ecosystem structure and function. CHAOZ used a combination of autonomous moored... -
Using Trace Elements in Pacific Walrus Teeth to Track the Impacts of Petroleum Production in the Alaskan Arctic (AK-13-03-26)
Offshore oil and gas exploration and extraction have the potential to introduce harmful materials into marine food webs. These pollutants are typically associated with... -
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... -
Evaluation of the Use of Hindcast Model Data for OSRA in a Period of Rapidly Changing Conditions (AK-10-07)
The objective of this task (Task 5 of BOEMRE Contract M10PC00082) was to develop a report that: (1) summarizes the 3 day workshop conducted from March 29-31 2011 in McLean,... -
Evaluation of Sub-Sea Physical Environmental Data for the Beaufort OCS and Incorporation in to a Geographic Information (GIS) Database OCS Study MMS 2002-017
This study, published on CD-ROM, presents a comprehensive database that synthesizes spatial and attribute information collected during shallow geological and geophysical surveys... -
Continuation of Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in Development Area (cANIMIDA): Hydrocarbon and Metal Characterization of Sediments in the cANIMIDA Study Area (AK-03-14-02)
The key questions which drive Task 2 of cANIMIDA are as follows: Question 1. What are the background levels of chemicals of concern (i.e. anthropogenic-related organic and metal... -
Freeze-up Studies: CF Beaufort and Chukchi Seas 2009-2015
Shell Exploration & Production Company (Shell) initiated field surveys in the Beaufort Sea starting in 2006 and the Chukchi Sea starting in 2009. The BSEE and Statoil were... -
Mapping and Characterization of Recurring Polynyas and Landfast Ice in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas (AK-09-04)
Because the predominant oil-spill movement in the Chukchi OCS Planning Area would be from east to west, the potential interaction of oil and wildlife in the polynya system is a... -
Circulation, Cross-shelf Exchange, Sea Ice, and Marine Mammal Habitats on the Alaskan Beaufort Sea Shelf
The team proposes to carry out a joint physical/biological program to enhance the understanding of how the ABS atmosphere/ice/ocean/marine-mammal system works and what some of... -
CHukchi Acoustics, Oceanography, and Zooplankton Study (CHAOZ)
Use passive acoustic techniques to document the general presence and detailed movements of bowhead, fin, gray, humpback, and other baleen whales in areas of potential seismic,... -
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) is a study describing the ongoing climate change in the Arctic and its consequences: rising temperatures, loss of sea ice,...
