| Title | Nearshore geohazards in the southern Beaufort sea, Canada |
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| Author | Solomon, S M; Forbes, D L ; Fraser, P; Moorman, B; Stevens, C W; Whalen, D |
| Source | Proceedings, 2008 7th International Pipeline Conference, volume 4; 2009 p. 281-289, https://doi.org/10.1115/IPC2008-64349 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Alt Series | Natural Resources Canada, Contribution Series 20183062 |
| Publisher | ASME |
| Meeting | 2008 7th International Pipeline Conference; Calgary, AB; CA; September 29-October 3, 2008 |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Program | Climate Change Geoscience Coastal Infrastructure |
| Released | 2008 01 01 |
| Abstract | Proposed development of a gas pipeline southward from the Mackenzie Delta and the presence of known accumulations of gas and oil in the southern Beaufort Sea suggest that construction of pipelines and
associated infrastructure in the nearshore are likely to be proposed in the future. Recent surveys undertaken by Natural Resources Canada and its partners have focused on the shallow, poorly mapped nearshore region of the Mackenzie Delta (<6 m water
depth) that extends -50 km offshore and lies largely within the landfast ice zone. Ice-keel scouring, strudel scour and nearsurface ice-bonding are being investigated. High resolution sidescan sonar and multibeam bathymetry systems were used to map
the seabed over three consecutive years and show that ice keel scouring of the seabed is extensive. The maximum scour depth measured. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 312906 |
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