Fig. 4. Boulder Stream (BSC) on the Kuna Crest

• Main Authors: C. I. Millar, R. D. Westfall, D. L. Delany, B. Pika, A. Rock-ice Feature
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Fig. 2. Cirque Rock Glacier; Kuna; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.205.8324; http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/millar/posters/millar_etal_poster_agu2007.pdf

Increases in western North America temperatures have been twice the global average over the past 50 years; mountain regions experienced accelerated warming above lowland averages. The Sierra Nevada (SN), CA, lies in a Mediterranean climate where warming climates are anticipated to impose significant...