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TitleRecent volume and area changes of Kaskawulsh Glacier, Yukon, Canada
 
AuthorFoy, N; Copland, L; Zdanowicz, C; Demuth, M; Hopkinson, C
SourceJournal of Glaciology vol. 57, no. 203, 2011 p. 515-525, https://doi.org/10.3189/002214311796905596 Open Access logo Open Access
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Year2011
Alt SeriesEarth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20100139
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP)
Documentserial
Lang.English
Mediapaper; on-line; digital
File formatpdf
ProvinceYukon
NTS115B; 115C
AreaKaskawulsh Glacier
Lat/Long WENS-141.0000 -138.0000 61.0000 60.0000
Subjectssurficial geology/geomorphology; geophysics; Nature and Environment; glaciers; glacier surveys; photography; satellite imagery; ice retreat; ice thicknesses; ice conditions; Lidar
Illustrationslocation maps; plots; satellite images; tables; profiles
ProgramClimate Change Geoscience
Released2017 09 08
AbstractRecent surface elevation changes of Kaskawulsh Glacier, Yukon, Canada, are quantified by comparing an air-photo derived DEM from 1977 and airborne lidar measurements from 1995, 2000 and 2007. Surface-area changes are assessed using historical aerial photography from 1956 and satellite imagery from 1977 to 2007. Combined, these measurements provide some of the first detailed records of volume change of a large Yukon glacier. Between 1977 and 2007, Kaskawulsh Glacier underwent a decrease in area of 1.53% and a decrease in volume of 3.27 - 5.94km3w.e.). The terminus also retreated by 655m over the period 1956 - 2007. There was relatively minor volume change over the period 1977 - 95 (<+0.01km3w.e. a-1), while over the periods 1995 - 2000 and 2000 - 07 volume losses occurred at a relatively constant rate of -0.51 and -0.50km3 a-1w.e., respectively. Since 1995, thinning has been prominent throughout the ablation zone, while relative stability and even slight thickening has occurred in the accumulation zone. These findings are similar to those recently observed at other nearby Alaskan glaciers.
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