Gravity Measurements on “Fox Glacier”, Yukon Territory, Canada

“Fox Glacier”, Yukon Territory, has a history of surging and is at present in a quiescent period. In 1968 a gravity survey was carried out over the glacier, in order to find ice depths. The results indicate the glacier is thin with a maximum depth of 88 m.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Crossley, David J., Clarke, Garry K. C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1970
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000022887
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000022887
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Summary:“Fox Glacier”, Yukon Territory, has a history of surging and is at present in a quiescent period. In 1968 a gravity survey was carried out over the glacier, in order to find ice depths. The results indicate the glacier is thin with a maximum depth of 88 m.