MARINE ARCTIC (SOS) FORM (ver. 04Mar13)
Incident:_____________________________________________ Page______ of ______
1.GENERAL INFORMATION
Date (dd/mmm/yyyy)
Time (24h standard/daylight)
Tide Height (m)
_____:_____ to _____:_____
Low:________ High:_________
Segment ID:
Segment Name:
( H / M / L ) - (R / F /LS / HS )
Ops Zone:
Survey Type:
STR:
Survey By: Foot __ ATV__ Boat__ Helicopter__ Other _________ Weather: Sun / Clouds / Fog / Rain / Snow / Windy / Calm
Season: Open Water / Freeze-Up Transition / Frozen / Breakup-Thaw
Organization
Name
Organization
2. SURVEY TEAM
Team Number
Name
3. SEGMENT
Survey Start GPS: WP:
Total Length:
Survey End GPS:
WP:
4a. SHORELINE TYPE
meters Length Surveyed:
.
.
LAT:
meters Datum:
.
.
LONG:
LAT:
LONG:
Indicate only ONE Primary(dominant) type and ALL Secondary types. CIRCLE those OILED
BEDROCK: Cliff_____ Ramp_____ Platform_____
Sediment BEACH: Sand____ Mixed____ Pebble/Cobble____ Boulder_____
MAN-MADE: Solid______ Permeable______
Sediment FLAT: Mud____ Sand ___ Mixed___ Pebble/Cobble/Boulder____
Description:___________________________________ Boulder Barricade:_____
ESI Shoreline Type (primary) _____ (secondary) _____ Peat Shoreline:____ Inundated Low-lying Tundra:___________________________
Sediment FLAT
4b. SNOW AND ICE CONDITIONS Circle all tidal zone locations as necessary – Lower : Middle : Upper : Supratidal
Snow: Cover_____(%) Thickness______(cm) Fresh: Y / N
Compacted: Y / N
Location: LI MI UI SI
Glacier Ice: Height of ice front:______(m) Floating Front: Y / N
Shore Zone Ice Type
Width (m) Thickness (cm)
Location
Other Descriptions
Frozen Spray
SU
Ice Foot
LI
MI
UI
SU
Ice Push Ridge
LI
MI
UI
SU
Frozen Swash
LI
MI
UI
SU
Grounded Floes
LI
MI
UI
SU
4c. NEARSHORE ICE CONDITIONS Circle one in each of the three categories
SEA CONCENTRATION: -/10
ICE FORM: (m)
ICE AGE and THICKNESS (cm)
Open Water < 1/10
None
New = frazil – grease – slush
Very Open Drift 1/10 – 3/10
Pancake 0.3 – 3m
Small Floes: 20-100m Nilas or ice rind
< 10cm
Open Drift 4/10 – 6/10
Brash < 2
Medium Floes 100-500 Young: grey-white
10-30
Close Pack 7/10 – 8/10
Ice Cakes < 20
Big Floe: 500 – 2000 First Year
> 30
Very Close Pack 9/10
Vast-Giant Floe > 2000 Second Year
> 250
Compact 10/10
Fast Ice: Y / N
Tidal Cracks: Y / N Multi Year >300
Age Unknown ______
4d. COASTAL/BACKSHORE CHARACTER
Indicate only ONE Primary (P) and ANY Secondary (S) types.
Cliff/Hill:____ ht._____ m. Flat/Lowland:____ Beach:____ Dune:____ Inlet/Channel:____ Delta:____ Lagoon:____ Marsh/Wetland:____
Sloped: > (5o) (15o) (30o) Man-Made: _____Type________________________ Tundra / Forested / Vegetated: ____________________
5. OPERATIONAL FEATURES
Oiled Debris? Yes / No Type:
Amount:
(bags/trucks)
Direct backshore access? Yes / No
Alongshore access from next segment? Yes / No
Suitable for backshore staging? Yes / No
Access Description / Restrictions:
Current Dominated Channel? Yes / No
6. OILING DESCRIPTION: Use letters A-Z, Indicate 100% overlapping oil zones in different tidal zones by numbering them (e.g. A1, A2)
Oil Cover
Tidal Zone
Oil Thickness
Oil Character
Substrate
Area
Distribution
Size
Zone WP # WP # Type(s)
Dist % Number Avg Large
or
ID Start End
Length Width
ESI Code LI MI UI SU
(m)
(m)
(> 1) or per unit
area
Size Size TO CV CT ST FL
(cm) (cm)
FR MS TB PT TC
7. SUBSURFACE OILING CONDITIONS: Use supplemental Arctic Marine SOS form for pits.
8. COMMENTS: Use supplemental Arctic Marine SOS form for comments/sketches.
Sketch / Map: Yes / No Photos/Video: Yes / No Numbers: (
) Photographer Name:
SR AP NO