Ice-gouge data, Beaufort Sea, Alaska, 1972-1980
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Abstract
The interaction of sea ice with the sea floor is an important factor affecting geologic processes on high latitude shelves. One of the most obvious forms of this interaction is the formation of furrow-like gouges or the sea floor. These gouges are caused by wind- and current-driven ice masses that rake the seabed with their keels. Since the advent of side-scanning sonar about 1970, the morphology and character of these seabed features have been under study. Ice gouges have been reported from the Bering Sea (Thor and Nelson, 1980); from the Chukchi Sea (Rex, 1955; Toimil, 1978); from the Beaufort Sea off Alaska (Brooks, 1974; Carsola, 1954; Reimnitz et al., 1972); from the Beaufort Sea off Canada (Kindle, 1924; Lewis, 1978; Pelletier and Shearer, 1972; Wahlgren, 1979); from the east coast of Canada (Harris, 1974); from the northeast Atlantic (Belderson et al., 1973); and from the Great Lakes (Berkson and Clay, 1973).
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Ice-gouge data, Beaufort Sea, Alaska, 1972-1980 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 81-950 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr81950 |
| Year Published | 1981 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 22 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | Beaufort Sea |
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