ICE CONDITIONS AND PREDICTION OF FREEZE-OVER ON STREAMS IN THE VICINITY OF FT. GREELY, ALASKA. PART I: DESCRIPTION OF ICE CONDITIONS AND ICE THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS ON THE DELTA RIVER AND JARVIS CREEK, 1966-67. PART II: PREDICTION OF FREEZE-OVER ON THE DELTA RIVER AND JARVIS CREEK.

• Main Authors: Bates,Roy E., Saboe,Dwane, Bilello,Michael A.
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1968
• Subjects: Hydrology; Limnology and Potamology; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; (*RIVERS; *ICE); ALASKA; PREDICTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING; PHOTOGRAPHS; Delta River; Jarvis Creek; Ice; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0681216; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0681216

The Delta River, within the boundary of Ft. Greely, Alaska, is mainly a series of braided channels that freeze over and can be crossed early in winter. However, ice jams and areas that remain ice free due to the influx of ground water could cause traversing problems. Descriptions of the events leadi...