Glacial landforms on snow peak in the Western Cascade Mountains of Oregon

Graduate Project

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Citeable URL: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_projects/8w32r9629

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Attribute Name	Values
Creator	Hruska, John L.
Abstract	Pleistocene glaciation in the upper elevations of the Western Cascade Mountains took two characteristic forms: cirque and valley glaciers. Field observations in the Neal Creek and Thomas Creek drainage areas of Snow Peak provide evidence of three glacial advances. Glacial landforms in the Neal Creek Valley are dominated by a valley glacier evident by a broad U-shaped valley that extends 10,000 feet (3077 meters) downslope. The dominant glacial landform in the Thomas Creek drainage is a flight of cirques. Inferences are drawn on the structure of Snow Peak as a controlling element in the evolution of glacial development and the establishment of a local orographic snowline is presented.
Resource Type	Capstone Project
Date Available	2012-07-20T18:26:50+00:00
Date Issued	1981-04
Degree Level	Master's
Degree Name	Master of Science (M.S.)
Degree Field	Geography
Degree Grantor	Oregon State University
Commencement Year	1981
Advisor	Rosenfeld, Charles L.
Academic Affiliation	Geography
Rights Statement	In Copyright
Publisher	Oregon State University
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]
Digitization Specifications	File scanned at 300 ppi (Monochrome) using ScandAll PRO 1.8.1 on a Fi-6770A in PDF format. CVista PdfCompressor 4.0 was used for pdf compression and textual OCR.
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/31307

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