Thermal Regimen of Firn on Upper Seward Glacier, Yukon Territory, Canada

Temperatures were measured within the firn and ice of the upper reaches of the Seward Glacier (referred to in this paper as the “upper Seward Glacier”) to a depth of 204 ft. (62.2 m.) by means of thermohms and a Wheatstone bridge. Thermal boring proved a feasible means of penetrating this glacier. T...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Sharp, Robert P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: International Glaciological Society 1951
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Online Access:https://authors.library.caltech.edu/98571/
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