Some Observations on a Recent Surge of Peters Glacier, Alaska, U.S.A.

Abstract A spectacular surge occurred on Peters Glacier, Alaska, in 1986 and 1987. Several observations on the glacier were made during the course of its surge. These observations are compared with those on other surging glaciers and then interpreted in terms of the ideas on surge mechanisms and dyn...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Echelmeyer, Keith, Butterfield, Robert, Cuillard, Doug
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1987
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000008935
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000008935