| Taylor Valley,Antarctica Glacier Research at Portland State University |  | | |
| | Departments: | | Dr.Andrew G. Fountain | Departments of Geology and Geography | | Dr.Christina Hulbe | Adjunct Department of Geology | | Hassan Basagic | Department of Geology | | Kristina Dick | Department of Geology | | |
| | | | | | Kelly Hughes | Department of Geology | | | Justin Ohlschlager | Department of Geology | | | Steve Wilson
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National/International Reports of Interest:
National Academy of Science 2008-
WorldGlacier Monitoring Service 2008 -
National Academy of Science 2012 - |
Glacier Change of the American West
GIS database of Glaciers and Glacier Change in the Contiguous 48 States
We are evaluating the glacier change in the American West since theearly scientific explorations in the late 1800s. We are interested inthe spatial and temporal variations in the change and the climaticprocesses that cause the change. An initial part of this effort was tolocate all the glaciers and permanent snowfields in the West, then construct aphotographic library depicting glacier extent over time.
Project web site:Glaciersof the American West
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Press
| | | | May 2010 | | Emboidery of Lyell Glacier Survey byBonniePeterson | Image | | Oct 2009 | KGW | Winds of Change: Mount Hood Glaciers | Video(.divx 40mb) | | Sep 2009 | OPB | A Few Western Glaciers Growing; What's Up With That? | Audio | | Nov 2008 | KQED | TheCalifornia Report: Journey to Dana Glacier | Audio andVideo | | Jul 2008 | USA Today | Glaciers on California's Mt.Shasta keep growing | Article | | May 2007 | Reno Gazette | High and dry | Article | | Mar 2006 | Oregonian | Mount Hood meltdown | Article |
Featured Report: Indicators of Climate Change in California (April 2009) |
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Antarctica: McMurdo DryValleys Long Term Ecological Research Project
We study the mass and energy balance of the glaciers in Taylor Valley,Antarctica. Glacier melt is the primary source of water tothe ephemeral streamsand ice-covered lakes in the valley and as such are critical to thefunctioning of theterrestrial ecosystem in this polar desert. We maintain aprogram ofglacier mass balance measurements and a network ofmeteorological stations.
Project web site:www.mcmlter.org |  |
| Notesfrom the field | | | Exploratorium:Glaciers and the Simple Life inAntarctica's Dry Valleys byM. Miller (Mar 2009) | Video | | Cryoconite Hole experiment: Formation of a cryoconite | MOVIE! | | GlenListon slideshow of his visitin January 2005 (pdf format) | Slideshow | | Lifestyle notes from the fieldteam: Antarctica | 1999-2000, 2000-2001 | | Canada Glacier Photos in Taylor Valley, Antarctica | webpage | | Photographic panoramas from each weather station! | web page |
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Learn more about glaciers from our educational components that include glacier simulations on glacierflow, glacier change, and how glaciers respond to climate change.Also, visit the education websites on glacier change for Mount RainerNational Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, and the Upper Skagit RiverBasin.
Project website:Learningabout Glaciers |  |
Past Projects
| Outburst Floodof a Glacier-dammed Lake, Kennicott Glacier, Alaska | Projectweb page | | TheGeometry and Hydraulics of Englacial Conduits, Storglaciären,northern Sweden | Project web page |
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| Kristina Dick | 2013 | Glacier Change of the North Cascades, Washington 1900-2009 | Web | Thesis | Journal | | Josh Heard | 2012 | Glacial geology of Goat Rocks, Washington | Web | Thesis | Journal | | Matt Hoffman | 2010 | Spatial and temporal variability of glacier melt in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica | Web | Diss. | Journal | | JonEbnet | 2010 | AnEnergy Balance Model of Melt-water Production for Polar Glaciers inTaylor Valley, Antarctica | Web | Thesis | Journal | | MichaelHekkers | 2010 | Climatemodeling of the glacierson Mt. Rainier, Washington | Web | Thesis | Journal | | AdamCampbell | 2009 | Modeingtidewater glacier retreatas a possible mechanism for behavior of Crane Glacier,Antarctica | Web | Thesis | Journal | | PeterSniffen | 2008 | DryCalving at the Terminus of aPolar Glacier, Taylor Glaciers, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica | Web | Thesis | Journal | | HassanBasagic | 2008 | QuantifyingTwentieth CenturyGlacier Change in the Sierra Nevada,California | Web | Thesis | Journal | | JanDougall | 2007 | Downstreameffects of glaciers onstream water quality | | | Journal | | GretchenGebhardt | 2007 | GlacialGeology of the Mount Hood Upland Surface | Web | | Journal | | KeithJackson | 2007 | Themass wastage and flow of EliotGlacier, Mt. Hood, Oregon. | | | | | ChristineLeDoux | 2007 | Aboundary element model forfracture propagation in the Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica. | Web | Thesis | Journal | | HiramHenry | 2006 | Astudy of the role of firn in themelt season hydrology of temperate glaciers | Web | Thesis | Journal | | AmyEbnet | 2005 | Atemperature-index model of meltwater in Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. | Web | | | | | | | | Journal | | | | | Thesis | | | | | Web | | Journal | | SaraFrödin | 2003 | TheGeometry and Hydraulics ofEnglacial Conduits,Storglaciären, northern Sweden (non-thesis project) | Web | Thesis | Journal | | DonLindsay | 2003 | Hydrologyof an Outburst Floods atKennicott Glacier, Alaska | | | Journal | | MicheleCunico | 2003 | TheMechanical Response of the IceDam to the Outburst Floods at Kennicott Glacier, Alaska. | Web | Thesis | Journal | | | | Web | | | | | | | Thesis | | | JeremyMennis | 1997 | GISApplications to Glaciology:Construction of the Mount Rainier Glacier Database | Web | Thesis | Journal |
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