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Sheridan and Sherman Glaciers, Chugach Mtns.. South Sawyer Glacier- 1999.

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1 Sheridan and Sherman Glaciers, Chugach Mtns.

2 South Sawyer Glacier- 1999

3 SOUTHEAST ALASKA ICE VEGETATION ROCK/SOIL

4 Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) bands

5 redgreenblue computer display: Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) bands near infrared thermal infrared

6 SOUTHEAST ALASKA ICE VEGETATION ROCK/SOIL Juneau Icefield

7 Digital elevation model (DEM) sea level meters

8 Landsat Thematic Mapper image superimposed on digital elevation model Juneau Icefield

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10 Region of the Mendenhall Glacier

11 Mendenhall Glacier

12 Recent glacier retreat

13 calving terminus South Sawyer Glacier- 1999 trim line- 1988

14 snowline last winter’s snow: accumulation zone melting ice: ablation zone Lemon Creek Glacier

15 Juneau Icefield Region of the Taku Glacier

16 Taku Glacier

17 ablation zone Taku Glacier accumulation zone

18 terminus outwash terminus of Taku Glacier

19 Juneau Icefield Region of the Gilkey Glacier

20 Gilkey Glacier Vaughn Lewis Icefall

21 Clouds and cloud shadows ogives

22 Vaughn Lewis ice fall ogives

23 Vaughn Lewis icefall Un-named glacier tributary to Gilkey

24 Vaughn Lewis icefall: severe extensional deformation producing open cracks, increasing surface area

25 medial moraines ogives

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27 Looking down the Gilkey Glacier

28 enhanced TM image of ogives

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30 tent

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33 hanging glaciers valley glacier

34 terminus cirque glacier

35 cirque hanging glacier arete ridge horn ogive

36 Childs Glacier, calving into Copper River

37 snowlines terminus Earthquake triggered Rockfall covering terminus of glacier Sheridan and Sherman Glaciers, Chugach Mtns. pro-glacial lake

38 SOUTHEAST ALASKA ICE VEGETATION ROCK/SOIL Glacier Bay

39 1780 1794 1860 1907 1980 Record of Glacier Bay Terminus Changes 1986 Landsat MSS image 10 km


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