MAYO and AUSTIN POST ICE AND WATER BALANCES AT SELECTED GLACIERS IN THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 715A A contribution to the International Hydrological Decade UNITED STATES G ID: 899236
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1 and Wolverine Cascade Glacier, MAYO, a
and Wolverine Cascade Glacier, MAYO, and AUSTIN POST ICE AND WATER BALANCES AT SEL
2 ECTED GLACIERS IN THE UNITED STATES GEOL
ECTED GLACIERS IN THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 715-A A contr
3 ibution to the International Hydrologica
ibution to the International Hydrological Decade UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFF
4 ICE, WASHINGTON: 1971 Government Printi
ICE, WASHINGTON: 1971 Government Printing Stock Number WATER BALANCES AT increase fr
5 om expanding industry, and and water sel
om expanding industry, and and water selected glacier step in hydrology, high-mountain
6 changes in hydrology because meteorolog
changes in hydrology because meteorological causes changes in snowpack and its hydr
7 aulic properties, seasonally or from Dra
aulic properties, seasonally or from Drainage basins dominated sites for the study pro
8 blems because storage, movement, unique
blems because storage, movement, unique properties hydrology in which and, in largely
9 determines (UNESCO/IASH, balances is s
determines (UNESCO/IASH, balances is sufficient informa- these balances change with
10 widely differing coverage from individua
widely differing coverage from individual drainage basins atmospheric circulation, cha
11 ins were recommended extends along Ameri
ins were recommended extends along Americas from Peninsula. Another chain Tien and P
12 amir 55". Urals westward through Scand
amir 55". Urals westward through Scandinavia, Iceland, and Canada Arctic Alaska, Arc
13 tic Circle. McCall, Gulkana, Glaciers in
tic Circle. McCall, Gulkana, Glaciers in Alaska, Berendon, Place, Glaciers in South Ca
14 scade Glacier in California form McCall
scade Glacier in California form McCall are the Arctic Circle east-west (together wi
15 th western end 35"-55" presents a gene
th western end 35"-55" presents a general discussion is fol- results for water balan
16 ces 30, 1965 from Gul- Wolverine Glacier
ces 30, 1965 from Gul- Wolverine Glaciers Ice and water balances for Maclure, I cade
17 , Wolverine, subsequent years one public
, Wolverine, subsequent years one publication per com- * \ incorporated with ciers
18 were - precipitation data for Alaska
were - precipitation data for Alaska and adjacei~t Canada were contributed by L.
19 R. Mayo. Glacier were supplied Wolveri
R. Mayo. Glacier were supplied Wolverine Glaciers Mayo, REGIONAL PHYSICAL glaciers
20 in western American Cordillera. compris
in western American Cordillera. comprises two mountain systems roughly parallel from
21 California Canada and Alaska; these syst
California Canada and Alaska; these systems Kenai, Chugach, Elias Mountains British Co
22 lumbia; Cascade Range California (pl. si
lumbia; Cascade Range California (pl. sists mainly strongly and ously deformed from to
23 the and into granitic batholiths were i
the and into granitic batholiths were in- the late and faulting continue in northern
24 Yukon-Northwest Territories Columbia bor
Yukon-Northwest Territories Columbia border and south through New Mexico. these mounta
25 ins bonate and clastic in age from Pal
ins bonate and clastic in age from Paleozoic occurred in the Late From southern IN
26 THE 2 Place, and Woolsey (Gstrem, 19
THE 2 Place, and Woolsey (Gstrem, 1966), Gulkana (Mayo, this rept.), 1969), B
27 erendon (Mathews, written commun., 196
erendon (Mathews, written commun., 1969), Taku (Nielsen, 1957), Lemon Creek 1961
28 ), Nisqually (Hodge, written commun.,
), Nisqually (Hodge, written commun., 1970), Cascade (Tangborn, v~emon Creek . 10
29 00 1970), McCall (Keeler, 1958), an
00 1970), McCall (Keeler, 1958), and Wolverine (Mayo, this rept.). glaciers in
30 America occur ,q;,/- ore / / IIIIII
America occur ,q;,/- ore / / IIIIIIIIIII~IIII LIIIIIIIIIIIIIII balance versus f