Assessment of Glacier Mass Balances from Small Tropical Glaciers to the Large Ice Sheet of Greenland
A combination of field work, modeling, and remote sensing was used to determine mass balances for the Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru and for parts of the Greenland Ice Sheet. A 40-year history of deglaciation on Quelccaya derived from satellite is presented. Automatic Weather Station and snow pit data th...
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ftfloridasu:oai:diginole.lib.fsu.edu:fsu_168233 2024-06-09T07:44:12+00:00 Assessment of Glacier Mass Balances from Small Tropical Glaciers to the Large Ice Sheet of Greenland Albert, Todd Hayden (authoraut) Elsner, Jim (professor directing dissertation) Stallins, J. Anthony (professor co-directing dissertation) Fuelberg, Henry (outside committee member) Yang, Xiaojun (committee member) Department of Geography (degree granting department) Florida State University (degree granting institution) 2007 1 online resource computer https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A168233/datastream/TN/view/Assessment%20of%20Glacier%20Mass%20Balances%20from%20Small%20Tropical%20Glaciers%20to%20the%20Large%20Ice%20Sheet%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20of%20Greenland.jpg English eng eng Tallahassee, Florida: Florida State University fsu:168233 (IID) FSU_migr_etd-0157 (URL) http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-0157 https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A168233/datastream/TN/view/Assessment%20of%20Glacier%20Mass%20Balances%20from%20Small%20Tropical%20Glaciers%20to%20the%20Large%20Ice%20Sheet%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20of%20Greenland.jpg Geography Text 2007 ftfloridasu 2024-05-10T08:08:09Z A combination of field work, modeling, and remote sensing was used to determine mass balances for the Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru and for parts of the Greenland Ice Sheet. A 40-year history of deglaciation on Quelccaya derived from satellite is presented. Automatic Weather Station and snow pit data throughout Greenland were utilized to determine a mass balance profile for the ice sheet which will serve as a baseline for future comparison. Finally, a series of models were tested in west-central Greenland for their ability to accurately simulate measured melt conditions given hourly observations of the surface meteorology. A new analytical melt model, SOSIM, was developed and tested for this study. Submitted Note: A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Geography in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Degree Awarded: Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2007. Date of Defense: Date of Defense: March 23, 2007. Keywords: Tropical Glaciers, Arctic, Polar, Remote Sensing, Mass Balance measurements, Peru, Quelccaya Ice Cap, Glacier Mass Balances, Greenland Ice Sheet Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references. Advisory committee: Jim Elsner, Professor Directing Dissertation; J. Anthony Stallins, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; Henry Fuelberg, Outside Committee Member; Xiaojun Yang, Committee Member. Text Arctic glacier Greenland Ice cap Ice Sheet Florida State University: DigiNole Commons Arctic Greenland |
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A combination of field work, modeling, and remote sensing was used to determine mass balances for the Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru and for parts of the Greenland Ice Sheet. A 40-year history of deglaciation on Quelccaya derived from satellite is presented. Automatic Weather Station and snow pit data throughout Greenland were utilized to determine a mass balance profile for the ice sheet which will serve as a baseline for future comparison. Finally, a series of models were tested in west-central Greenland for their ability to accurately simulate measured melt conditions given hourly observations of the surface meteorology. A new analytical melt model, SOSIM, was developed and tested for this study. Submitted Note: A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Geography in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Degree Awarded: Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2007. Date of Defense: Date of Defense: March 23, 2007. Keywords: Tropical Glaciers, Arctic, Polar, Remote Sensing, Mass Balance measurements, Peru, Quelccaya Ice Cap, Glacier Mass Balances, Greenland Ice Sheet Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references. Advisory committee: Jim Elsner, Professor Directing Dissertation; J. Anthony Stallins, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; Henry Fuelberg, Outside Committee Member; Xiaojun Yang, Committee Member. |
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Albert, Todd Hayden (authoraut) Elsner, Jim (professor directing dissertation) Stallins, J. Anthony (professor co-directing dissertation) Fuelberg, Henry (outside committee member) Yang, Xiaojun (committee member) Department of Geography (degree granting department) Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
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Assessment of Glacier Mass Balances from Small Tropical Glaciers to the Large Ice Sheet of Greenland |
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Assessment of Glacier Mass Balances from Small Tropical Glaciers to the Large Ice Sheet of Greenland |
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Assessment of Glacier Mass Balances from Small Tropical Glaciers to the Large Ice Sheet of Greenland |
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Assessment of Glacier Mass Balances from Small Tropical Glaciers to the Large Ice Sheet of Greenland |
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Assessment of Glacier Mass Balances from Small Tropical Glaciers to the Large Ice Sheet of Greenland |
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assessment of glacier mass balances from small tropical glaciers to the large ice sheet of greenland |
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