Sediment evacuation and glacial erosion rates at a small alpine glacier

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Riihimaki, Catherine A ^a   MacGregor, Kelly R ^b   Anderson, Robert S ^c   Anderson, Suzanne P ^c   Loso, Michael G ^d  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE; EROSION RATE; GLACIAL EROSION; HYSTERESIS; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLIDING; VALLEY GLACIER;

ALASKA; BENCH GLACIER; CHUGACH MOUNTAINS; COAST RANGES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750296891     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JF000189     Document Type: Article

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