Long Term Monitoring of Glaciers at Mount Rainier National Park: Narrative and Standard Operating Procedures Version 1.0
Riedel JL, Wenger JM, Bowerman ND. 2010. Long Term Monitoring of Glaciers at Mount Rainier National Park: Narrative and Standard Operating Procedures Version 1.0. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCCN/NRR—2010/175. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
The purpose of this report is to explain the background, monitoring need, protocols, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for glacier monitoring in Mount Rainier National Park (MORA) by the National Park Service. Only two, the Emmons and Nisqually glaciers, of the 27 glaciers found on Mount Rainier are monitored as ‗index glaciers‘ to represent glacial conditions at the park. Four sampling protocols are outlined in this report: yearly mass balance, yearly summer glacier meltwater discharge, ten-year glacier area/volume changes for the Emmons and Nisqually glaciers, and a 20-year inventory of all glaciers on Mount Rainier. The primary focus of this program is on detailed annual mass balance monitoring on the Nisqually and Emmons glaciers which have been monitored since 2002. Already both glaciers show signs of area and volume loss. This protocol is published in two volumes Volume 1. Narrative and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) (this reference) and Volume 2. Appendices (see https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/663941)
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Riedel, Jon; Wenger, Jeanna; Bowerman, Nichole
- Date of Issue
- 2010-01
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- IMDP , MORA , NRSS
- Keywords
- Discharge, Glacier, glacier monitoring, hydrologic monitoring, Long Term Monitoring, Mass Balance, Meltwater, Mount Rainier National Park, NCCN Monitoring Protocol, North Coast and Cascades Network, Runoff, Snow/Ice Cover, Surface Water
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Glacial Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Surface Water Dynamics