Principal Investigator:Blasco, Steve M Licensed Year(s):20092008
2007
2006200520042003 Summary:
The objective of the seabed mapping program is to conduct a regional survey of the Beaufort shelf over the next two years. Ice scouring processes, benthic habitats, abandoned artificial islands, pingo-like features, gas seeps, seafloor foundation conditions, subsea permafrost and coastal stability will be investigated.
The Coast Guard vessel CCGS Nahidik will be used as the research platform...
Principal Investigator:Blasco, Steve M Licensed Year(s):
2001
Summary:
The Coast Guard vessel CCGS Nahidik will be used as a research platform to conduct offshore surveys in the Beaufort Sea. A regional grid of survey lines which were first surveyed in the1980's will be resurveyed as follows: (1) using a 300kHz short range multibeam echo sounder (Simrad EM 3000) to produce along-track maps of the topography and character of the seabed. These tracks will be approxi...