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

• Main Author: M. S. Pelto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2008
• Subjects: geo; envir; Cascade Glacier; Pacific; Lewis Glacier; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: http://www.the-cryosphere.net/2/13/2008/tc-2-13-2008.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/c36a43d52a7042f18023a489ba996b20

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...