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Physical, chemical, and biological data collected in the Beaufort Sea as part of the Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in the Development Area (ANIMIDA) from 1999 to 2007 (NCEI Accession 0001921)

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This data contains information specifically for the Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in the Development Area (ANIMIDA 1999 - 2002) and continuation of Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in the Development Area (cANIMIDA 2004 - 2007) programs in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Minerals Management Service (MMS) initiated these studies to characterize the pre and post construction environmental impacts surrounding the offshore oil development and production activities in this area. The data encompasses the following areas from 1999 thru 2007:

1) Hydrocarbon and Metal characterization of sediments. Sediments were collected and analyzed for a variety of parameters including Organics (PAH, SHC, and S/T), Grain size, TOC, trace metals and radionuclides (Pb210 and Cs137).

2) Sources, Concentrations and dispersion pathways for suspended sediment, and 3) Partitioning of potential contaminants between dissolved and particulate phases. These two tasks focused on suspended sediments and the dissolved / particulates in the water column in fresh and salt water and ice cores. The study analyzed for both chemical and physical parameters that included insitu CTD measurements, POC, DOC, trace and major metals.

4) Biomonitoring and bioaccumulation of contaminants in biota. The biota studied included amphipods, isopods, clams, fish, mussels and SPMD. These tissues were analyzed for metals, PAH, PAH exposure biomarkers (cytochrome P450 1A (CYP1a) and bile fluorescent aromatic compounds (FAC)).

5) Monitoring the Boulder patch area. This area of the program studied the benthic community and kelp biomass. Parameters of interest included: PAR, light attenuation, TSS, kelp productivity and biomass and benthic faunal diversity. Additional analysis for water column chlorophyll, nutrients and CTD parameters were also conducted.
  • Cite as: Prentki, Richard; US DOI > Minerals Management Service - Anchorage (2004). Physical, chemical, and biological data collected in the Beaufort Sea as part of the Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in the Development Area (ANIMIDA) from 1999 to 2007 (NCEI Accession 0001921). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0001921. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1999-08-16 to 2007-07-28
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -152.16
East: -143.77
South: 70
North: 70.91
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2004-11-30
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Publications Included in Archive were submitted to NODC by BOEMRE Alaska OCS Region Project Manager Dick Prentki (placed in /data/0-data/Reports/)

-Boehm, P. D. ANIMIDA Phase I: Arctic Nearshore Characterization and Monitoring of the Physical Environment in the Northstar and Liberty Development Areas Final Report. 2001. Anchorage, AK, Prepared by Arthur D. Little, Inc. for USDOI, MMS Alaska OCS Region.

-Brown, J. S. ANIMIDA Task 2 Hydrocarbon and Metal Characterization of Sediment Cores in the ANIMIDA Study Area. 2004. Anchorage, AK, Prepared by Battelle for MMS Alaska OCS Region.

-Brown, J. S. ANIMIDA Task 1 Core Contractor Program Management, Logistics, Database, and Reporting. Phase II Final Summary Report. 2005. Anchorage, AK, Prepared by Exponent for United States DOI, MMS, Alaska OCS Region.

-Brown, J. S. ANIMIDA Task 2: Hydrocarbon and Metal Characterization of Sediments, Bivalves and Amphipods in the ANIMIDA Study Area. 2005. Anchorage, AK, Prepared by Exponent for United States DOI, MMS, Alaska OCS Region.

-Brown, J. S. cANIMIDA Task 2: Hydrocarbon and Metal Characterization of Sediments n the cANIMIDA Study Area. 2010. Anchorage, AK, Prepared by Exponent for United States DOI, MMS, Alaska OCS Region.

-Dunton, K., Iken, K., Schonberg, S., and Funk, D. W. cANIMIDA Final Report: Summer's 2004-2007 Long-Term Monitoring of the Kelp Community in the Stefansson Sound Boulder Patch: Detection of Change Related to Oil and Gas Development. 2009. Anchorage, AK, Prepared by LGL Alaska Research Associates, Inc. for USDOI MMS, Alaska OCS Region.

-Dunton, K. H., Burd, A., Funk, D., Maffione, R., and Aumack, C. Linking Water Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids Loading to Kelp Productivity within the Stefansson Sound Boulder Patch. ANIMIDA Task 6 (Boulder Patch). 2004. Anchorage, AK, Prepared by LGL Alaska Associates for United States DOI, MMS, Alaska OCS Region.

-Neff, J. M., Trefry, J. H., and Durell, G. cANIMIDA Task 5 Integrated Biomonitoring and Bioaccumulation of Contaminants in Biota of the cANIMIDA Study Area. 2009. Anchorage, AK, Prepared by Neff & Associates for MMS Alaska OCS Region.

-Shepard, G. W., Krumhansl, P. A., Knack, M. L., and Malme, C. I. ANIMIDA Phase I: Ambient and Industrial Noise Measurements Near The Northstar and Liberty Sites during April 2000. 2001. Anchorage, Prepared by BBN Technologies for USDOI, MMS, Alaska OCS Region.

-Spies, R. B., Hardin, D., Gold, J., and Bell, D. Baseline Characterization of Anthropogenic Contaminants in Biota Associated with the Alaska OCS Liberty Prospect and Northstar Oil Production Unit in the Nearshore Beaufort Sea. Task 8 of the Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in the Development Area Project (ANIMIDA). 2003. Anchorage, AK., United States, DOI, MMS, Alaska OCS Region.

-Trefry, J. H., Rember, R. D., Trocine, R. P., and Brown, J. S. ANIMIDA Task 7 Partitioning of Potential Anthropogenic Chemicals between Dissolved and Particulate Phases in Arctic Rivers and the Coastal Beaufort Sea. 2004. Anchorage, AK., Prepared by Battelle for United States, DOI, MMS, Alaska OCS Region.

-Trefry, J. H., Rember, R. D., Trocine, R. P., and Savoie, M. ANIMIDA Task 5 Sources, Concentrations and Dispersion Pathways for Suspended Sediment in the Coastal Beaufort Sea. 2004. Anchorage, AK., Prepared by Battelle for United States, DOI, MMS, Alaska OCS Region.

-Trefry, J. H., Trocine, R. P., Alkire, M. B., Semmler, C. M., Savoie, M., and Rember, R. D. cANIMIDA Tasks 3 and 4: Sources, Concentrations, Composition, Partitioning and Dispersion Pathways for Suspended Sediments and Potential Metal Contaminants in the Coastal Beaufort Sea. 2009. Anchorage, AK, USDOI, MMS, Alaska OCS Region. OCS Study.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Prentki, Richard; US DOI > Minerals Management Service - Anchorage (2004). Physical, chemical, and biological data collected in the Beaufort Sea as part of the Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in the Development Area (ANIMIDA) from 1999 to 2007 (NCEI Accession 0001921). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0001921. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
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  • Cite as: Prentki, Richard; US DOI > Minerals Management Service - Anchorage (2004). Physical, chemical, and biological data collected in the Beaufort Sea as part of the Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in the Development Area (ANIMIDA) from 1999 to 2007 (NCEI Accession 0001921). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0001921. Accessed [date].
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Processing Steps
  • 2004-11-30T19:40:24Z - NCEI Accession 0001921 v1.1 was published.
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  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • bottle
  • corer
  • CTD
  • laboratory analysis
  • mass spectrometer
  • net
  • peristaltic pump
  • sediment sampler - corer
  • sediment sampler - grab
  • trap
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