Glacier annual balance measurement, forecasting and climate correlations, North Cascades, Washington 1984–2006

North Cascade glacier annual balance measured on 10 glaciers from 1984–2006 yielded mean annual balance (ba) of −0.54 m/a, and −12.38 m cumulatively. This is a significant loss for glaciers that average 30–60 m in thickness, 20–40% of their entire volume. Two observed glaciers, Lewis Glacier and Spi...

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Main Author: M. S. Pelto
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008
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Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/2/13/2008/tc-2-13-2008.pdf
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spelling fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:c36a43d52a7042f18023a489ba996b20 2023-05-15T17:07:59+02:00 Glacier annual balance measurement, forecasting and climate correlations, North Cascades, Washington 1984–2006 M. S. Pelto 2008-01-01 http://www.the-cryosphere.net/2/13/2008/tc-2-13-2008.pdf https://doaj.org/article/c36a43d52a7042f18023a489ba996b20 en eng Copernicus Publications 1994-0416 1994-0424 http://www.the-cryosphere.net/2/13/2008/tc-2-13-2008.pdf https://doaj.org/article/c36a43d52a7042f18023a489ba996b20 undefined The Cryosphere, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 13-21 (2008) geo envir Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2008 fttriple 2023-01-22T17:58:07Z North Cascade glacier annual balance measured on 10 glaciers from 1984–2006 yielded mean annual balance (ba) of −0.54 m/a, and −12.38 m cumulatively. This is a significant loss for glaciers that average 30–60 m in thickness, 20–40% of their entire volume. Two observed glaciers, Lewis Glacier and Spider Glacier, no longer exist. The ba of North Cascade glaciers is reliably calculated, correlation coefficient 0.91, using 1 April snowpack water equivalent and ablation season temperature. Utilizing ba from 10 glaciers 1984–2006 and net balance (bn) from South Cascade 1960–2005, a set of forecast rules for glacier mass balance were derived utilizing October–April Pacific Decadal Oscillation and Multivariate El Nino Southern Oscillation index values. The forecast rules provide a correct assessment in 41 of the 46 years for South Cascade Glacier and 20 of 23 years for NCGCP glaciers. Glacier annual balance forecasting is an important step for summer water resource management in glacier runoff dominated stream systems. The forecast for North Cascade glaciers in 2007 is for a negative ba. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lewis Glacier The Cryosphere Unknown Cascade Glacier ENVELOPE(-140.504,-140.504,60.249,60.249) Pacific
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Glacier annual balance measurement, forecasting and climate correlations, North Cascades, Washington 1984–2006
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description North Cascade glacier annual balance measured on 10 glaciers from 1984–2006 yielded mean annual balance (ba) of −0.54 m/a, and −12.38 m cumulatively. This is a significant loss for glaciers that average 30–60 m in thickness, 20–40% of their entire volume. Two observed glaciers, Lewis Glacier and Spider Glacier, no longer exist. The ba of North Cascade glaciers is reliably calculated, correlation coefficient 0.91, using 1 April snowpack water equivalent and ablation season temperature. Utilizing ba from 10 glaciers 1984–2006 and net balance (bn) from South Cascade 1960–2005, a set of forecast rules for glacier mass balance were derived utilizing October–April Pacific Decadal Oscillation and Multivariate El Nino Southern Oscillation index values. The forecast rules provide a correct assessment in 41 of the 46 years for South Cascade Glacier and 20 of 23 years for NCGCP glaciers. Glacier annual balance forecasting is an important step for summer water resource management in glacier runoff dominated stream systems. The forecast for North Cascade glaciers in 2007 is for a negative ba.
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author M. S. Pelto
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title Glacier annual balance measurement, forecasting and climate correlations, North Cascades, Washington 1984–2006
title_short Glacier annual balance measurement, forecasting and climate correlations, North Cascades, Washington 1984–2006
title_full Glacier annual balance measurement, forecasting and climate correlations, North Cascades, Washington 1984–2006
title_fullStr Glacier annual balance measurement, forecasting and climate correlations, North Cascades, Washington 1984–2006
title_full_unstemmed Glacier annual balance measurement, forecasting and climate correlations, North Cascades, Washington 1984–2006
title_sort glacier annual balance measurement, forecasting and climate correlations, north cascades, washington 1984–2006
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url http://www.the-cryosphere.net/2/13/2008/tc-2-13-2008.pdf
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op_source The Cryosphere, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 13-21 (2008)
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