The West Fork Glacier Surge

该奖项支持了对完成激增的观察， 阿拉斯加西福克冰川及其对苏西特纳河的影响， 它会流入其中。 结果将在上下文中进行分析 冰川流动状态的前浪涌研究， 河流的沉积状态。 观察到的激增和 破坏系统在增兵初期就开始使用资源， 一个正在进行的项目。 预计新增的 与此相比， 对杂色冰川的详细研究。 而且， 这是第一次一次大型河流的大规模涌浪 本文研究了 结果将影响我们对 快速的冰川涌动机制，并将具有重要意义， 了解大型大陆冰川的动态，例如 西南极冰盖

This award supports observations of the completion of the surge of West Fork Glacier, Alaska, and its effects on the Susitna River, into which it drains. The results will be analyzed in the context of pre-surge studies of the flow regime of the glacier, and the sediment regime of the river. Observations of the surge and of the damage system were begun early in the surge using resources from an ongoing project. It is anticipated that the additional information will be particularly important when compared with that from the detailed studies of Variegated glacier. Also, it will be the first time that the effects of a major surge on a large river have been studied. Results will impact our understanding of the rapid glacial surge mechanism, and will have significance for understanding the dynamics of large continental glaciers, such as the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.