Recent Glacier Activity in the Taku Inlet Area, Southeastern Alaska
Contains results of author's investigations in this region (58° 30' N, 134° 04' W) during the Juneau Ice Field Research Project in 1953. An attempt was made to determine extent and dates of the late postglacial maxima of Taku and Norris Glaciers. Forest trimlines were studied from aer...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66857 2023-05-15T14:18:55+02:00 Recent Glacier Activity in the Taku Inlet Area, Southeastern Alaska Muntz, Alfred Philip 1955-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66857 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66857/50770 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66857 ARCTIC; Vol. 8 No. 2 (1955): 81–136; 83-95 1923-1245 0004-0843 Glacier variations Juneau Icefield Alaska/British Columbia Taku Glacier Alaska info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1955 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:36Z Contains results of author's investigations in this region (58° 30' N, 134° 04' W) during the Juneau Ice Field Research Project in 1953. An attempt was made to determine extent and dates of the late postglacial maxima of Taku and Norris Glaciers. Forest trimlines were studied from aerial photographs and in the field, and annual growth rings were counted. The maximum attained by the Norris Glacier in 1910, probably greater than any since about 1200 A.D., is apparently unique among Juneau Ice Field glaciers; it may represent, however, a minor advance in 1910 on a high level maintained since mid-18th century. Taku Glacier reached maximum in the mid-18th century, its height near the present terminus; advancing since about 1900, Taku may now have reached its present maximum. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic glacier glaciers Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting Juneau Icefield ENVELOPE(-134.254,-134.254,58.916,58.916) Norris Glacier ENVELOPE(162.200,162.200,-77.667,-77.667) Taku ENVELOPE(-133.854,-133.854,59.633,59.633) ARCTIC 8 2 |
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Contains results of author's investigations in this region (58° 30' N, 134° 04' W) during the Juneau Ice Field Research Project in 1953. An attempt was made to determine extent and dates of the late postglacial maxima of Taku and Norris Glaciers. Forest trimlines were studied from aerial photographs and in the field, and annual growth rings were counted. The maximum attained by the Norris Glacier in 1910, probably greater than any since about 1200 A.D., is apparently unique among Juneau Ice Field glaciers; it may represent, however, a minor advance in 1910 on a high level maintained since mid-18th century. Taku Glacier reached maximum in the mid-18th century, its height near the present terminus; advancing since about 1900, Taku may now have reached its present maximum. |
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Recent Glacier Activity in the Taku Inlet Area, Southeastern Alaska |
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Recent Glacier Activity in the Taku Inlet Area, Southeastern Alaska |
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Recent Glacier Activity in the Taku Inlet Area, Southeastern Alaska |
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Recent Glacier Activity in the Taku Inlet Area, Southeastern Alaska |
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Recent Glacier Activity in the Taku Inlet Area, Southeastern Alaska |
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recent glacier activity in the taku inlet area, southeastern alaska |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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1955 |
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ENVELOPE(-134.254,-134.254,58.916,58.916) ENVELOPE(162.200,162.200,-77.667,-77.667) ENVELOPE(-133.854,-133.854,59.633,59.633) |
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Juneau Icefield Norris Glacier Taku |
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Arctic glacier glaciers Alaska |
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Arctic glacier glaciers Alaska |
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ARCTIC; Vol. 8 No. 2 (1955): 81–136; 83-95 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
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