The Mass Budget of Blue Glacier, Washington

Abstract Blue Glacier has an area of 4.3 km. 2 , a volume of 0.57 km. 3 , a mean density of 0.88 g. cm. −3 and an altitude range of 1,275 to 2,350 m. above sea-level. It is an active temperate glacier in a strongly maritime climate where the net budget gradient varies from 10 mm. m. −1 in the ablati...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: LaChapelle, E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1965
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000018633
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000018633