Western Gulf of Alaska Socioeconomic Study

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Kresge, David T.
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Abstract
This report is the result of a joint effort by the staffs of the University of Alaska's Arctic Environmental Information and Data Center (AEIDC) and Institute of Social, Economic and Government Research (ISEGR), under the direction of David Hickok and Victor Fischer, respectively. The overall coordination of the project was conducted by Richard T. Buffler and Eugene II. Buck of AEIDC. The following staff personnel had the primary responsibility for compiling data for the respective sections; Geomorphology-L. Lau, AEIDC; Climate-H. W. Searby, AEIDC: Oceanography-F. F. Wright, and R. L. Seitz, AEIDC; Geology-R. T. Buffler, AEIDC; Hydrology-L. Lau, AEIDC; Biota-E. II. Buck, K. Hulett, L. Lau, AEIDC; Socioeconomic David Kresge, T. F. Gasbarro, S. Fison, ISEGR; Impact of Environment Staff, AEIDC and ISEGR. Graphics for the project were supervised by E. Cote and were completed mainly by M. Aho with the assistance of S. Ward and R. Arend, AEIDC. Editing of the report was carried out primarily by L. McNicholas and J. Brogan, AEIDC. The report attempts to present all available factual cata in an unbiased manner. Portions of the text, however, reflect the individual staff member's personal experience and knowledge of the subject. Portions of the report also represent personal communications with numerous other persons. Research for the report and preparation of a primary draft was carried out during the months of July through October 1973. From November 19 73 through January 19 74, the draft was reviewed by the Bureau of Land Management, both the Division of Marine Minerals, Washington, D.C. and the Alaska OCS office, Anchorage. Concurrently, the draft was reviewed internally by AEIDC staff plus numerous other pertinent government and industry persons most knowledgeable about various aspects of the report. February and March 1974 we^e spent incorporating pertinent review comments and preparing the final report
Table of Contents
Section I Title INTRODUCTION PURPOSE AND SCOPE GENERAL LOCATION AND SETTING Page 1 1 1 II III GEOMORPHOLOGY 5 INTRODUCTION 5 ALEUTIAN RANGE 11 ALEUTIAN ISLANDS 11 SHUMAGIN AND OTHER OFFSHORE 12 ISLAND GROUPS KODIAK MOUNTAINS 12 CONTINENTAL SHELF 13 CONTINENTAL SLOPE 14 ALEUTIAN TRENCH 17 ABYSSAL PLAIN 17 LITERATURE CITED 18 CLIMATE 20 INTRODUCTION 20 DATA SOURCES 20 REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERNS 20 TEMPERATURE 30 PRECIPITATION 30 Ill IV SURFACE WINDS 41 VISIBILITY 41 SKY COVER 50 SOLAR RADIATION 50 IMMERSION HYPOTHERMIA 52 LENGTH OF DAYLIGHT 52 LITERATURE CITED 56 OCEANOGRAPHY 5 7 INTRODUCTION 57 OFFSHORE CIRCULATION 58 INSHORE CIRCULATION 62 WATER TYPES OF THE WESTERN 71 GULF OF ALASKA MIXING PROCESSES AND NUTRIENTS 76 WAVES 79 TSUNAMIS 81 LITERATURE CITED 86 GEOLOGY 90 ONSHORE BEDROCK GEOLOGY 90 OFFSHORE BEDROCK GEOLOGY 101 GEOLOGIC HISTORY 109 ONSHORE SURFICIAL GEOLOGY 111 OFFSHORE SURFICIAL GEOLOGY 119 MINERALS 129 ] V OIL AND GAS 137 OTHER ENERGY RESOURCES 146 VOLCANISM 154 SEISMICITY 162 COASTAL PROCESSES AND EROSION 167 LITERATURE CITED 173 VI HYDROLOGY INTRODUCTION SURFACE WATER GROUND WATER LITERATURE CITED 179 179 186 189 VII BIOTA OF THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA 190 MARINE BACTERIA 190 PLANKTON 190 MARINE MACROPHYTES 200 BENTHIC AND INTERTIDAL INVERTEBRATES 202 PELAGIC FAUNA 263 TERRESTRIAL BIOTA 365 ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND 379 MECHANISMS LITERATURE CITED 394 VIII SOCIOECONOMICS 410 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE 410 STUDY REGION POPULATION AND EDUCATION 42.3 LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT 446 INCOME AND COST OF LIVING 460 HOUSING AND PUBLIC SERVICES 472 INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY 482 TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES 510 AND COSTS LAND USE AND LAND STATUS f.T LITERATURE CITED 545 IX EFFECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT ON 550 RESOURCE USE GEOMORPHOLOGY 550 CLIMATE-OCEANOGRAPHY 550 HYDROLOGY 551 GEOLOGY 552 BIOLOGY 558 LITERATURE CITED 560 IMPACT AND CONFLICTS OF 561 RESOURCE USE POLLUTION 561 OTHER IMPACTS OF INDUSTRY 575 ACTIVITIES LITERATURE CITED 5 87 VI XI DATA GAPS INTRODUCTION GEOMORPHOLOGY OCEANOGRAPHY CLIMATE GEOLOGY HYDROLOGY BIOLOGY SOCIOECONOMICS LITERATURE CITED 592 592 592 592 593 593 594 595 597 59
Date
1973-10-24
Publisher
Institute of Social, Economic and Government Research, University of Alaska
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