| Main Title |
Wind and Current Patterns in an Arctic Coast Lagoon. |
| Author |
Dygas, Joseph A. ;
Burrell., David C. ;
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| CORP Author |
Alaska Univ., College. Inst. of Marine Science.;National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rockville, Md. Office of Sea Grant.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. Office of Research and Monitoring. |
| Year Published |
1976 |
| Report Number |
IMS-Contrib-281; NOAA-04-6-158-44039 ;EPA-R-801124; NOAA-77041302; |
| Stock Number |
PB-267 001 |
| Additional Subjects |
Windward drift ;
Ocean currents ;
Arctic Ocean ;
Simpson Lagoon ;
Wind velocity ;
Storms ;
Wind direction ;
Summer ;
Measurement ;
Correlation techniques ;
Power spectra ;
Beaufort Sea ;
Coasts ;
Alaska ;
Reprints ;
Sea Grant program
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
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| NTIS |
PB-267 001 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
14p |
| Abstract |
The response of wind-drift currents to the prevailing summer wind regime is reported for Simpson Lagoon on the Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean) coast of Alaska. Wind and current measurements were taken over the period July 17 to October 20 and August 11 to September 18, 1972, respectively, at a site eastward of the Colville River delta. Mean wind speeds and the frequency of occurrence of westerly storms tend to increase from July to October. Prevailing currents within the lagoon are towards the W to NW driven by the prevailing northeasterly winds. Relatively rapid reversals of current direction occur in response to alternating easterly and westerly winds. Cross correlations of power spectra of the filtered E-W components of the lagoon current record with the concurrent wind data gave a periodicity of 4-5 days at a 70% level of coherence. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Ocean Engineering, v3 p317-327 1976. |
| Title Annotations |
+++Reprint: Wind and Current Patterns in an Arctic Coast Lagoon, |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1976 |
| Category Codes |
8C; 4B; 47B; 55B; 86M |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
323717661 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
