Observations of the surge of Steele Glacier, Yukon Territory, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Author: Stanley, A. D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1969
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Yukon; Canada; Steele; Steele Glacier; glacier*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e69-082; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e69-082

For part of 1966, Steele Glacier in the Icefield Ranges, Yukon Territory, Canada, made a spectacular advance at a rate exceeding 500 m per month. The main part of the surge continued for two years, but by early 1968 the advance had slowed to less than one tenth of the maximum rate. For most of the 3...