The Propagation of a Surge Front on Bering Glacier, Alaska, 2001-2011

• Published in: NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI). Journal Articles
• Main Authors: Turrin, James, ster, Richard R, Larsen, Chris, Sauber, Jeanne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hampton NASA/Langley Research Center 01.07.2013
• Subjects: Ablation; Glaciers; Ice; Landsat satellites; Satellite imagery; Velocity; Wave propagation; Bering Glacier; Alaska

Bering Glacier, Alaska, USA, has a 20 year surge cycle, with its most recent surge reaching the terminus in 2011. To study this most recent activity a time series of ice velocity maps was produced by applying optical feature-tracking methods to Landsat-7 ETM+ imagery spanning 2001-11. The velocity m...