Kinematics of the exceptionally-short surge cycles of Sít’ Kusá (Turner Glacier), Alaska, from 1983 to 2013

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Andrew Nolan, William Kochtitzky, Ellyn M. Enderlin, Robert McNabb, Karl J. Kreutz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
• Subjects: Glacier surges; glacier hazards; remote sensing; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Turner Glacier; glacier; Journal of Glaciology; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2021.29; https://doaj.org/article/e0fc42a5944441efacb819c6a75235cc

Glacier surges are periodic episodes of mass redistribution characterized by dramatic increases in ice flow velocity and, sometimes, terminus advance. We use optical satellite imagery to document five previously unexamined surge events of Sít’ Kusá (Turner Glacier) in the St. Elias Mountains of Alas...