Earthquake-Induced Changes in Alaskan Glaciers
Abstract The earthquake of 27 March 1964 in Alaska created a great number of rock avalanches which discharged onto the glaciers from the surrounding mountains. The ice falls became much more broken up than normal but the remainder of the surface of the glaciers was largely unchanged except for more...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1965
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000018931 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000018931 |
| Summary: | Abstract The earthquake of 27 March 1964 in Alaska created a great number of rock avalanches which discharged onto the glaciers from the surrounding mountains. The ice falls became much more broken up than normal but the remainder of the surface of the glaciers was largely unchanged except for more open crevasses than before the earthquake. |
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