Accelerated Glacier Melt on Snow Dome, Mount Olympus, Washington, USA, due to Deposition of Black Carbon and Mineral Dust from Wildfire

• Main Authors: Kaspari, Susan, Skiles, S. McKenzie, Delaney, Ian, Dixon, Daniel
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: ScholarWorks@CWU 2015
• Subjects: glacier melt; black carbon deposition; Mount Olympus; Washington; Geology; Olympus; Snow Dome; ice core
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/geological_sciences/25; https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1025&context=geological_sciences

Assessing the potential for black carbon (BC) and dust deposition to reduce albedo and accelerate glacier melt is of interest in Washington because snow and glacier melt are an important source of water resources, and glaciers are retreating. In August 2012 on Snow Dome, Mount Olympus, Washington, w...