The current disequilibrium of North Cascade glaciers

• Published in: Hydrological Processes
• Main Author: Pelto, Mauri S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2006
• Subjects: Cascade Glacier; Mount Baker; Lewis Glacier
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.6132; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fhyp.6132; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/hyp.6132

Abstract Three lines of evidence indicate that North Cascade (Washington, USA) glaciers are currently in a state of disequilibrium. First, annual balance measured on nine glaciers yields a mean cumulative balance for the 1984–2004 period of −8·58 m water equivalent (w.e.), a net loss of ice thicknes...