Observations on a Collapsing Kame Terrace In Glacier Bay National Monument, South-Eastern Alaska
Abstract Detailed observations on a collapsing kame terrace indicate that the terrace is being reshaped by: slumping and sliding of debris into depressions, melt-water erosion on the side of the terrace, debris flows in the gullies, and stagnant-ice bursts, a phenomenon analogous to a glacier burst...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000027003 2024-04-28T08:19:43+00:00 Observations on a Collapsing Kame Terrace In Glacier Bay National Monument, South-Eastern Alaska Mckenzie, Garry D. 1969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000027003 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000027003 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 8, issue 54, page 413-425 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1969 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000027003 2024-04-09T06:55:43Z Abstract Detailed observations on a collapsing kame terrace indicate that the terrace is being reshaped by: slumping and sliding of debris into depressions, melt-water erosion on the side of the terrace, debris flows in the gullies, and stagnant-ice bursts, a phenomenon analogous to a glacier burst except in the mode of formation of the water. Temperatures in the gravel over the ice, where the gravel is about 4 m thick, indicate that the rate of melting of the upper surface of the ice due to conduction may be as high as 24 cm year −1 . Highest temperatures in the gravel were recorded during periods of heavy rainfall. Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier Journal of Glaciology Alaska Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 8 54 413 425 |
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Abstract Detailed observations on a collapsing kame terrace indicate that the terrace is being reshaped by: slumping and sliding of debris into depressions, melt-water erosion on the side of the terrace, debris flows in the gullies, and stagnant-ice bursts, a phenomenon analogous to a glacier burst except in the mode of formation of the water. Temperatures in the gravel over the ice, where the gravel is about 4 m thick, indicate that the rate of melting of the upper surface of the ice due to conduction may be as high as 24 cm year −1 . Highest temperatures in the gravel were recorded during periods of heavy rainfall. |
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Observations on a Collapsing Kame Terrace In Glacier Bay National Monument, South-Eastern Alaska |
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Observations on a Collapsing Kame Terrace In Glacier Bay National Monument, South-Eastern Alaska |
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Observations on a Collapsing Kame Terrace In Glacier Bay National Monument, South-Eastern Alaska |
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Observations on a Collapsing Kame Terrace In Glacier Bay National Monument, South-Eastern Alaska |
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Observations on a Collapsing Kame Terrace In Glacier Bay National Monument, South-Eastern Alaska |
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observations on a collapsing kame terrace in glacier bay national monument, south-eastern alaska |
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