Debris properties and mass-balance impacts on adjacent debris-covered glaciers, Mount Rainier, USA

The north and east slopes of Mount Rainier, Washington, are host to three of the largest glaciers in the contiguous United States: Carbon Glacier, Winthrop Glacier, and Emmons Glacier. Each has an extensive blanket of supraglacial debris on its terminus, but recent work indicates that each has respo...

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Main Authors: Peter L. Moore, Leah I. Nelson, Theresa M. D. Groth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2019.1582269