Revisiting the Late Cretaceous Parataxodium wigginsii flora from the North Slope of Alaska, a high-latitude temperate forest
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104592
Abstract: Abstract Reinvestigation of a Late Cretaceous plant assemblage from along the Colville River on the North Slope of Alaska reveals both that the flora is far more diverse than previously suspected, and that many specimens… read more here.
Keywords: north slope; slope alaska; high latitude; late cretaceous ... See more keywords
New understandings and potential of Sinian–Lower Paleozoic natural gas exploration in the central Sichuan paleo-uplift, Sichuan Basin
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ngib.2020.07.007
Abstract: Abstract Since the Anyue Gasfield, located in the central Sichuan paleo-uplift of the Sichuan Basin, was discovered, great efforts have been made to work on natural gas exploration and discovery in the Sinian–Lower Paleozoic in… read more here.
Keywords: gas; gas exploration; exploration; natural gas ... See more keywords
Mapping Exposure to Flooding in Three Coastal Communities on the North Slope of Alaska Using Airborne LiDAR
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DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2020.1732798
Abstract: Abstract The intensification of coastal storms, combined with declining sea ice cover, sea level rise, and changes to permafrost conditions, will likely increase the incidence and impact of storm surge flooding in Arctic coastal environments.… read more here.
Keywords: north slope; three coastal; storm; exposure ... See more keywords
Sphingomonas radiodurans sp. nov., a novel radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from the north slope of Mount Everest.
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DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005312
Abstract: A bacterial strain, designated S9-5T, was isolated from moraine samples collected from the north slope of Mount Everest at an altitude of 5 500 m above sea level. A polyphasic study confirmed the affiliation of the strain… read more here.
Keywords: slope mount; mount everest; strain; sphingomonas radiodurans ... See more keywords
3D seismic imaging of the submarine slide blocks on the North Slope, Alaska
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DOI: 10.1190/int-2020-0038.1
Abstract: Submarine landslides are mass movements that transport sediment across the continental shelf to the deep ocean. This phenomenon happens when the shear stress exceeds the frictional resistance of the slope. We analyze a variety of… read more here.
Keywords: north slope; slide blocks; blocks north; slide ... See more keywords
The Future of Hydrocarbon Development in Greenland: Perspectives from Residents of the North Slope of Alaska
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DOI: 10.14430/arctic4750
Abstract: Although Greenland has pursued hydrocarbon development over the last four decades, no viable reserves have been found to date. Therefore, local Greenland communities have little experience or knowledge of how such development might affect their… read more here.
Keywords: north slope; hydrocarbon development; slope alaska; greenland ... See more keywords
Disentangling Benefit-Sharing Complexities of Oil Extraction on the North Slope of Alaska
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DOI: 10.3390/su12135432
Abstract: This paper analyses benefit-sharing arrangements between oil companies, native corporations, the North Slope Borough, and Indigenous Peoples in Alaska. It aims to disentangle the complexities of benefit-sharing to understand existing procedural and distributive equity. We… read more here.
Keywords: equity; north slope; investment; benefit sharing ... See more keywords