Sea Ice Rubble Formations in the Bering Sea and Norton Sound, Alaska.

Abstract

The occurrence of large, grounded pressure ridge formations up to 15 m high in the coastal waters of Norton Sound and the Bering Sea is discussed. These formations periodically float free and drift about, gouging the seabed. Their mass makes them a severe threat to both floating and bottom-founded structures in these waters. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA113773

Entities

People

  • Austin Kovacs

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beaufort Sea
  • Bering Sea
  • Civil Engineering
  • Cold Regions
  • Continental Shelves
  • Deep Water
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Assessment
  • Glaciers
  • Ice
  • Ice Formation
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Offshore Structures
  • Ridges
  • Sea Ice
  • Seabed

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies