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Filtering by: Creator McDonald, Gregory D. (Gregory Douglas), 1962- Non-Academic Affiliation Oregon State University. Graduate School

Changes in mass of Collier Glacier, Oregon, 1910-1994

Creator:

McDonald, Gregory D. (Gregory Douglas), 1962-

Abstract:

A change to a warmer, drier climate beginning as early as 1900 was responsible for triggering a dramatic, rapid retreat of Collier Glacier, Oregon, between 1924 and 1940. Although there was a dramatic decrease in precipitation contemporaneous with this observed "step-function" response of mass loss, it is unclear if climate...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis