BREAKUP OF ICE, MEADE RIVER, ALASKA.

The climatic conditions and chronology of ice breakup on the Meade River, Alaska, in 1966 are reported and documented photographically. These observations and the interpretation of aerial photography suggest that ice damming, flooding, and dam release are the typical patterns of breakup that progres...

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Main Authors: Johnson,Philip L., Kistner,Frank B.
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1967
Subjects:
Hydrology
Limnology and Potamology
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
(*ICE
ALASKA)
(*HYDROLOGY
RIVERS
THICKNESS
LAKES
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
PERIODIC VARIATIONS
ECOLOGY
DAMS
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
FLOODS
PREDICTIONS
FREEZING
HEAT
INLAND WATERWAYS
SOILS
DEPOSITS
SEDIMENTATION
SUMMER
Meade
Ice
permafrost
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0667946
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0667946
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Summary:The climatic conditions and chronology of ice breakup on the Meade River, Alaska, in 1966 are reported and documented photographically. These observations and the interpretation of aerial photography suggest that ice damming, flooding, and dam release are the typical patterns of breakup that progress repetitiously downstream. The implications of ice breakup on plant succession on river bars and on channel erosion are discussed. (Author)

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