Flow obstructions in valley glaciers

• Main Authors: Caruso, Raven, University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
• Other Authors: Jiskoot, Hester
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2007 2008
• Subjects: Electronic dissertations; Dissertations; Academic; Glaciers > Yukon Territory; Greenland; Svalbard; Thompson Glacier; Yukon; East Greenland; glacier
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10133/654

Valley glaciers often occur within complex dendritic systems where tributary glaciers contribute ice mass and blocking potential to the trunk glacier. Analysis of glacier inventories and maps in the regions of Svalbard, East Greenland, Yukon Territory and the Thompson Glacier system indicates that t...