Glacier monitoring in Denali National Park and Preserve
Adema G. 2007. Glacier monitoring in Denali National Park and Preserve. Alaska Park Science. 6(2):27–30
Glaciers are a major feature in Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali), covering about one million acres—17% of the park. Glacier behavior in Denali varies from steady flow glaciers controlled primarily by topography and climate, to erratic surge-type glaciers. This variety offers opportunities tomonitor glacier dynamics dominated by climate as well as those that are influenced by other factors. A formal glacier monitoring program began in Denali in 1991 as part of the National Park Service’s Long-term Ecological Monitoring Program, in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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- Journal Article
- Authors
- Adema, Guy
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- DENA