Subglacial drainage system changes of the Gulkana Glacier, Alaska: discharge and sediment load observations and modelling

• Published in: Hydrological Processes
• Main Authors: Kido, Daisaku, Chikita, Kazuhisa A., Hirayama, Kenta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons
• Subjects: glacier-melt; discharge; suspended sediment; Gulkana Glacier; subglacial drainage system; tank model; 452.12; Phelan; glacier; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/20006; https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.6364

Hydrological characteristics of englacial and subglacial drainage systems in Gulkana Glacier, Alaska, were examined by analysing temporal variations of discharge and sediment load in the proglacial Phelan Creek in 2001. From data plots on semi-log paper, it appeared appropriate to separate both disc...