Renewed Activity of Muldrow Glacier, Alaska, After the 1956 Surge

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Author: Harrison, A. E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1970
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; glacier; Journal of Glaciology; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000022930; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000022930

Recovery of the Muldrow Glacier in the area below the lower Muldrow ice fall is progressing at a rapid rate. About one-third of the lost ice thickness at the base of the ice fall has been replaced during the 10 years since the surge. The ice velocity in this region is apparently quite rapid, but quickly decreases down-stream and is barely detectable at McGonagall Pass, 6.5 km from the base of the ice fall. Muldrow Glacier still offers an excellent opportunity to study the recovery from a surge, and the flow of a normal wave into stagnant ice.