Glacier Changes in the Susitna Basin, Alaska, USA, (1951–2015) using GIS and Remote Sensing Methods

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Roland Wastlhuber, Regine Hock, Christian Kienholz, Matthias Braun
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
• Subjects: glacier; geodetic mass balance; glacier elevation change; digital elevation model; equilibrium line altitude; accumulation area ratio; glacier surge; Susitna basin; Ela; alaska range; glaciers; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9050478

The Susitna River draining from the highly glacierized Central Alaska Range has repeatedly been considered a potential hydro-power source in recent decades, raising questions about the effect of glacier changes on the basin’s river runoff. We determine changes in the glacier area (1951–2010), elevat...