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

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Wastlhuber, Roland, Hock, Regine, Kienholz, Christian, Braun, Matthias
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära 2017
• Subjects: glacier; geodetic mass balance; glacier elevation change; digital elevation model; equilibrium line altitude; accumulation area ratio; glacier surge; Susitna basin; Remote Sensing; Fjärranalysteknik; Ela; alaska range; glaciers; Alaska
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-327057; 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), e...