The 1978–1980 surge of the Sherman Glacier, south-central Alaska
One third of the ablation area of the Sherman Glacier was covered by a debris sheet resulting from the 1964 Alaskan earthquake. Subsequently observed changes in the mass balance and the movement regime of the glacier lead to the prediction of a surge-type advance in the near future.
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1969
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e69-084 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e69-084 |
| Summary: | One third of the ablation area of the Sherman Glacier was covered by a debris sheet resulting from the 1964 Alaskan earthquake. Subsequently observed changes in the mass balance and the movement regime of the glacier lead to the prediction of a surge-type advance in the near future. |
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