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Sediment distribution and coastal processes in Cook Inlet, AlaskaRegional hydrologic and oceanographic relationships in Cook Inlet, Alaska have been recognized from sequential ERTS-1 MSS imagery. Current patterns are visible in the inlet because of differential concentrations of suspended sediment. The circulation patterns within Cook Inlet are controlled primarily by the interaction between the semi-diurnal tides and the counter clockwise Alaska current. In general, heavily sediment laden water is seen to be confined to portions of the inlet north of the Forelands and west of Kalgin Island. Tongues of clear oceanic water are observed to enter the inlet through Kennedy Channel along the east shoreline in the vicinity of Cape Elizabeth. A recurring counterclockwise circulation pattern observed around Kalgin Island seems to result from the interplay of the northerly moving water along the east shore and the southerly moving, sediment laden, water along the west side of the inlet. Prominent, fresh water plumes, heavily laden with sediment are visible at the mouths of all major rivers. Relect plumes from as many as three tidal stages have been recognized.
Document ID
19730019616
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Anderson, D. M.
(Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab. Hanover, NH, United States)
Gatto, L. W.
(Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab. Hanover, NH, United States)
Mckim, H. L.
(Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab. Hanover, NH, United States)
Petrone, A.
(Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab. Hanover, NH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center Symp. on Significant Results obtained from the ERTS-1, Vol. 1, Sect. A and B
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
PAPER-M9
Accession Number
73N28348
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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