Zan Frederick (USGS) digging a snowpit
Detailed Description
At site S on Wolverine Glacier. Zan digs down to the previous summer surface to see where the ablation stake intersects the melt surface. This will allow scientists to calculate the ablation (melt) from the previous summer.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Photographer: Louis Sass
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Mountain glaciers are dynamic reservoirs of frozen water, deeply interconnected with their surrounding ecosystems. Glacier change in North America has major societal impacts, including to water resources, natural hazard risk, tourism disruption, fisheries, and global sea level change. Understanding and quantifying precise connections between changing glaciers, the surrounding landscape and climate...
Wolverine Glacier
Wolverine Glacier is located in the high-latitude maritime climate regime of Alaska’s Kenai Mountains. Glacier observations began at this site in 1966.
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