Chukchi Sea - Wikipedia
The Chukchi Sea (Russian: Чуко́тское мо́ре, romanized: Chukótskoye móre, IPA: [tɕʊˈkotskəjə ˈmorʲe]), sometimes referred to as the Chuuk Sea, Chukotsk Sea[4] or the Sea of Chukotsk, [5] is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean.
Chukchi Sea - WorldAtlas
2021年2月20日 · The Chukchi Sea is situated between Russia and America, near northeastern Siberia and northwestern Alaska. It is bounded by Wrangel Island (Russia), the Long Strait, and the East Siberian Sea in the west; and by Alaska, Point Barrow, and the Beaufort Sea in the east.
Churning in the Chukchi Sea - NASA Earth Observatory
2018年7月14日 · Two main water masses flow from the Bering Strait and enter the southern Chukchi. One type, known as “Bering Sea Water,” is cool, salty, and rich in nutrients. This water fuels most of the phytoplankton growth, primarily diatoms, which are likely the main reason for the colorful green waters pictured here.
Chukchi Sea | Wildlife, Climate Change & Pollution | Britannica
2024年10月25日 · Chukchi Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean, bounded by Wrangel Island (west), northeastern Siberia and northwestern Alaska (south), the Beaufort Sea (east), and the Arctic continental slope (north). It has an area of 225,000 square miles (582,000 square km) and an average depth of 253 feet (77 m).
Chukchi Sea - Audubon Alaska
The Chukchi Sea, off the coast of northwest Alaska, is one of the most productive ocean ecosystems in the world. Its vast, shallow sea floor and seasonal ice cover provide nutrients and pristine habitat for a multitude of organisms, ranging from walruses to ice seals to whales to millions of seabirds to the top predator mammal, the polar bear.
Churning in the Chukchi Sea - NASA Science
2018年7月17日 · Two main water masses flow from the Bering Strait and enter the southern Chukchi. One type, known as “Bering Sea Water,” is cool, salty, and rich in nutrients. This water fuels most of the phytoplankton growth, primarily diatoms, which are likely the main reason for the colorful green waters pictured here.
A Look at Important Marine Areas in the U.S. Beaufort and Chukchi …
2016年6月1日 · Significant wildlife activity—including one of the largest marine migrations in the world—occurs throughout a 50-mile-wide band of ocean that traces the Chukchi Sea coast. This stretch is the thoroughfare for marine mammals and birds that migrate north from the Bering Strait to the Chukchi and Beaufort seas in spring and early summer.
Chukchi Sea - seas - Alaska Handbook
The Chukchi Sea is situated on the southern side of the Arctic Ocean, bordered by Siberia to the southwest and Alaska to the southeast. It is delineated by Point Barrow, Alaska, at its northeastern end, and Wrangel Island, Russia, at its northwestern end.
Landsat 8 Views Striking Patterns of Blue and Green in the Chukchi Sea
2018年7月18日 · These blooms can form striking patterns of blue and green seawater, such as those visible in this image of the Chukchi Sea acquired by Landsat 8. Regardless of the amount of winter ice cover, the waters off of the Alaskan coast usually come alive each spring with blooms of …
Chukchi & Arctic | (EcoFOCI) Ecosystems & Fisheries …
The Chukchi Sea is a broad, shallow arctic sea. Northward flow through Bering Strait carries important contributions of nutrients, heat, and biota, connecting the Bering Sea with the Chukchi Sea. These fluxes are critical to the functioning of the ecosystem.