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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
Modeling and dating glacier fluctuations and their relation to Pacific Ocean climate

Creator:

Anslow, Faron S.

Abstract:

This thesis presents the results of an investigation into the interactions between the present-day South Cascade Glacier and the former Mauna Kea ice cap at short (annual to centennial) and long (millennial and multimillennial) time scales. To quantify the response of South Cascade Glacier to atmospheric conditions, a surface energy...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

. Physically based glacier surface energy balance models (SEBM) account for the heat inputs and losses to a