Elevation and volume changes on the Harding Icefield, Alaska

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Adalgeirsdóttir, G., Echelmeyer, K. A., Harrison, W. D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1998
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Harding; glacier; glaciers; Journal of Glaciology; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000002082; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000002082

Abstract Airborne surface elevation profiles of the Harding Ice field, south-central Alaska, were made in 1991 and 1996. Thirteen glaciers were profiled, along with the tipper region of the icefield. The profiles were compared to U.S. Geological Survey topographie maps made in the 1950s, to obtain e...