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Sediment storage and delivery on Holocene glacial timescales, Granite Creek, southern Alaska

Creator:

Blair, Mehgan O'Hearn

Abstract:

Sediment storage in and release from the Granite Creek catchment over Holocene timescales is modulated by the fluctuations of Tana Glacier, which periodically blocks the outlet of Granite Creek. Little Ice Age expansion from 1500-1900 AD is suggested by lichenometric ages of alpine glacial moraines within Granite Creek valley. Trimlines...

Resource Type:

Dissertation