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Geophysical Investigations at Shishmaref, Alaska
Shishmaref, Alaska is located on Sarichef Island in the Chukchi Sea. Sarichef Island is composed of very fine-grained sand permafrost, most likely wind-blown deposits formed as dunes when global sea levels were much lower. With present day sea levels and changing climatic conditions in the region, these permafrost soils are more susceptible to erosion from wind, wave and ice forces. In recent years, erosion along the seaward shoreline has caused the loss of several homes along the shoreline. To collect more information about the permafrost conditions on the island, the Corps of Engineers Alaska District, in conjunction with the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) conducted ground penetrating radar and resistivity studies in 2008. This data will be used to estimate the depth to and thickness of the permafrost.
Geophysical Investigations at Shishmaref, Alaska
Shishmaref, Alaska is located on Sarichef Island in the Chukchi Sea. Sarichef Island is composed of very fine-grained sand permafrost, most likely wind-blown deposits formed as dunes when global sea levels were much lower. With present day sea levels and changing climatic conditions in the region, these permafrost soils are more susceptible to erosion from wind, wave and ice forces. In recent years, erosion along the seaward shoreline has caused the loss of several homes along the shoreline. To collect more information about the permafrost conditions on the island, the Corps of Engineers Alaska District, in conjunction with the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) conducted ground penetrating radar and resistivity studies in 2008. This data will be used to estimate the depth to and thickness of the permafrost.
Geophysical Investigations at Shishmaref, Alaska
Azelton, M. T. (author) / Epps, L. N. (author) / Astley, B. N. (author) / Zufelt, J. E. (author) / Bjella, K. (author)
14th Conference on Cold Regions Engineering ; 2009 ; Duluth, Minnesota, United States
2009-08-27
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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