Part I: A Description of the Penny Ice Cap, its Accumulation and Ablation
Abstract The Penny Ice Cap on the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island, N.W.T., Canada, was studied during the summer of 1953. This ice cap has an area of some 5900 sq. km. and rests on a 2000 m. high mountain range. It has ten major outflowing glaciers, three of which reach the sea in fjords. The...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000025223 2024-03-03T08:42:55+00:00 Part I: A Description of the Penny Ice Cap, its Accumulation and Ablation Ward, W. H. Baird, P. D. 1954 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000025223 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000025223 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 2, issue 15, page 342-355 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1954 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000025223 2024-02-08T08:40:23Z Abstract The Penny Ice Cap on the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island, N.W.T., Canada, was studied during the summer of 1953. This ice cap has an area of some 5900 sq. km. and rests on a 2000 m. high mountain range. It has ten major outflowing glaciers, three of which reach the sea in fjords. The progress of snow accumulation and ablation and the net annual loss or gain of water at various altitudes on the ice cap are recorded. The firn line is at about 1550 m. and the outflowing glaciers are noticeably retreating. Article in Journal/Newspaper Baffin Island Baffin Cumberland Peninsula glacier* Ice cap Journal of Glaciology Penny Ice Cap Cambridge University Press Baffin Island Canada Cumberland Peninsula ENVELOPE(-64.497,-64.497,66.501,66.501) Penny Ice Cap ENVELOPE(-66.214,-66.214,67.284,67.284) Journal of Glaciology 2 15 342 355 |
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Abstract The Penny Ice Cap on the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island, N.W.T., Canada, was studied during the summer of 1953. This ice cap has an area of some 5900 sq. km. and rests on a 2000 m. high mountain range. It has ten major outflowing glaciers, three of which reach the sea in fjords. The progress of snow accumulation and ablation and the net annual loss or gain of water at various altitudes on the ice cap are recorded. The firn line is at about 1550 m. and the outflowing glaciers are noticeably retreating. |
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Part I: A Description of the Penny Ice Cap, its Accumulation and Ablation |
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Part I: A Description of the Penny Ice Cap, its Accumulation and Ablation |
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Part I: A Description of the Penny Ice Cap, its Accumulation and Ablation |
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Part I: A Description of the Penny Ice Cap, its Accumulation and Ablation |
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Part I: A Description of the Penny Ice Cap, its Accumulation and Ablation |
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part i: a description of the penny ice cap, its accumulation and ablation |
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ENVELOPE(-64.497,-64.497,66.501,66.501) ENVELOPE(-66.214,-66.214,67.284,67.284) |
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Baffin Island Canada Cumberland Peninsula Penny Ice Cap |
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Baffin Island Canada Cumberland Peninsula Penny Ice Cap |
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Baffin Island Baffin Cumberland Peninsula glacier* Ice cap Journal of Glaciology Penny Ice Cap |
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Baffin Island Baffin Cumberland Peninsula glacier* Ice cap Journal of Glaciology Penny Ice Cap |
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