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Whole-edifice ice volume change A.D. 1970 to 2007/2008 at Mount Rainier, Washington, based on LiDAR surveying

January 1, 2011

Net changes in thickness and volume of glacial ice and perennial snow at Mount Rainier, Washington State, have been mapped over the entire edifice by differencing between a highresolution LiDAR (light detection and ranging) topographic survey of September-October 2007/2008 and the 10 m lateral resolution U.S. Geological Survey digital elevation model derived from September 1970 aerial photography. Excepting the large Emmons and Winthrop Glaciers, all of Mount Rainier's glaciers thinned and retreated in their terminal regions, with substantial thinning mainly at elevations

Publication Year 2011
Title Whole-edifice ice volume change A.D. 1970 to 2007/2008 at Mount Rainier, Washington, based on LiDAR surveying
DOI 10.1130/G31902.1
Authors T. W. Sisson, J.E. Robinson, D.D. Swinney
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Geology
Index ID 70036459
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Volcano Hazards Program
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