Recent activity of glaciers of Mount Rainier, Washington: Botanical evidence of glacier activity
Sigafoos RS and Hendricks EL. 1972. Recent activity of glaciers of Mount Rainier, Washington: Botanical evidence of glacier activity. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Professional Paper. 387-B. United States Geological Survey. Washington, DC
Tree ring data were used to determine the ages of recent moraines and associated melt-water and flood channels from 8 glaciers. Moraines, past ice positions, and sample areas are plotted on aerial photos & planimetric maps. Ground photos show sites.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Sigafoos, Robert; Hendricks, E
- Date of Issue
- 1972
- Publisher
- United States Geological Survey
- Units
- HIST , MORA
- Keywords
- Aerial Photographs, Dendrochronology, ehistory, Geology, Glacier Changes, History, increment bores, Map, Moraines, Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, Physical Sciences, WA