Contributors
Preface
Introduction
The Beaufort Sea: Background, History, and Perspective
The Environment
Mesoscale Wind Phenomena along the Alaskan Beaufort Sea Coast
The Beaufort Undercurrent
Observations and Analyses of Sediment-Laden Sea Ice
Beaufort Sea Ice Motions
Structure of First-Year Pressure Ridge Sails in the Prudhoe Bay Region
Fast Ice Sheet Deformation During Ice-Push and Shore Ice Ride-Up
Pack Ice Interaction with Stamukhi Shoal, Beaufort Sea, Alaska
Ice Gouging Characteristics and Processes
Some Probabilistic Aspects of Ice Gouging on the Alaskan Shelf of the Beaufort Sea
Determining Distribution Patterns of Ice-Bonded Permafrost in the U.S. Beaufort Sea from Seismic Data
Acoustic Velocities of Nearshore Materials in the Alaskan Beaufort and Chukchi Seas
Sediment Characteristics of the Lagoons of the Alaskan Beaufort Sea Coast and Evolution of Simpson Lagoon
Biological Interactions
Phytoplankton Abundance, Chlorophyll a, and Primary Productivity in the Western Beaufort Sea
An Annual Carbon Budget for an Arctic Kelp Community
Bacterial Populations of the Beaufort Sea
Trophic Dynamics in an Arctic Lagoon
Trophic Relationships of Vertebrate Consumers in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea
Ecology of Shorebirds in the Alaskan Beaufort Littoral Zone
The Pelagic and Nearshore Birds of the Alaskan Beaufort Sea: Biomass and Trophics
Man's Interaction
Interaction of Oil and Arctic Sea Ice
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