Central Beaufort Sea Wave and Hydrodynamic Modeling Study; Report 2: Modeled waves, hydrodynamics, and sediment transport within Foggy Island Bay

Li H. Erikson; Cornelis M. Nederhoff; Anita C Engelstad; Jeremy L. Kasper; Peter A. Bieniek

Central Beaufort Sea Wave and Hydrodynamic Modeling Study; Report 2: Modeled waves, hydrodynamics, and sediment transport within Foggy Island Bay

OCS Study BOEM 2022-079

By: Li H. Erikson, Cornelis M. Nederhoff, Anita C Engelstad, Jeremy L. Kasper, and Peter A. Bieniek

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Abstract

Renewed interest in nearshore oil exploration and production in the shallow waters of the Central Beaufort Sea Shelf has created a need to advance our understanding of the past, current, and future atmospheric and oceanographic conditions that affect existing and planned infrastructure and nearshore ecosystems. At the time of writing this report, Hilcorp Alaska LLC has received BOEM approval for an oil and gas Development and Production Plan (DPP) that includes the construction of the Liberty Drilling Island (LDI) in Foggy Island Bay, situated within Stefansson Sound circa 30 km east of Prudhoe Bay (Figure 1.1). The aim of this study is to investigate how longer periods of open water (defined as < 15% ice cover), decreased sea ice cover, and changes in ocean and atmospheric conditions might affect wave and storm surge conditions, sediment transport patterns, and coastal erosion rates within Foggy Island Bay as well as the modeled influence of the offshore artificial island on sediment transport patterns.

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Erikson, L.H., Nederhoff, C.M., Engelstad, A.C., Kasper, J., Bieniek, P.A., 2023, Central Beaufort Sea Wave and Hydrodynamic Modeling Study; Report 2: Modeled waves, hydrodynamics, and sediment transport within Foggy Island Bay: OCS Study BOEM 2022-079, 64 p.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	Federal Government Series
Title	Central Beaufort Sea Wave and Hydrodynamic Modeling Study; Report 2: Modeled waves, hydrodynamics, and sediment transport within Foggy Island Bay
Series title	OCS Study
Series number	BOEM 2022-079
Publication Date	March 01, 2023
Year Published	2023
Language	English
Publisher	Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM)
Contributing office(s)	Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Description	64 p.
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Other Geospatial	Foggy Island Bay