Glacier mass and area changes on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 1986–2016

Glacier mass loss in Alaska has implications for global sea level rise, fresh water input into the Gulf of Alaska and terrestrial fresh water resources. We map all glaciers (>4000 km2) on the Kenai Peninsula, south central Alaska, for the years 1986, 1995, 2005 and 2016, using satellite images. C...

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Main Authors: Ruitang Yang, Regine Hock, Shichang Kang, Donghui Shangguan, Wanqin Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Glaciology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022143020000325/type/journal_article