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3-Glacier Mass Balance Summary
**PROVISIONAL DATA--SUBJECT TO REVIEW**
Cumulative Net Mass Balance
South Cascade Glacier cumulative net mass balance set to zero at 1965 so
that the three glacier records are more easily compared.
Annual Net and Seasonal Mass Balance
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South Cascade Glacier |
Wolverine Glacier |
Gulkana Glacier |
YEAR |
bnet |
bwinter |
bsummer |
bnet |
bwinter |
bsummer |
bnet |
bwinter |
bsummer |
1959 |
0.70 |
3.28 |
-2.58 |
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1960 |
-0.50 |
2.21 |
-2.71 |
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1961 |
-1.10 |
2.40 |
-3.50 |
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1962 |
0.20 |
2.50 |
-2.30 |
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1963 |
-1.30 |
2.23 |
-3.52 |
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1964 |
1.20 |
3.25 |
-2.05 |
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1965 |
-0.17 |
3.48 |
-3.65 |
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1966 |
-1.03 |
2.47 |
-3.50 |
-0.78 |
1.64 |
-2.42 |
-0.06 |
0.95 |
-1.00 |
1967 |
-0.63 |
3.29 |
-3.92 |
-2.18 |
1.57 |
-3.75 |
0.12 |
1.12 |
-1.00 |
1968 |
0.01 |
3.00 |
-2.99 |
-0.88 |
1.85 |
-2.73 |
-0.04 |
1.57 |
-1.61 |
1969 |
-0.73 |
3.17 |
-3.90 |
-0.55 |
1.74 |
-2.30 |
-0.92 |
0.69 |
-1.60 |
1970 |
-1.20 |
2.41 |
-3.61 |
1.54 |
3.40 |
-1.86 |
0.46 |
0.71 |
-0.25 |
1971 |
0.60 |
3.51 |
-2.91 |
0.14 |
2.13 |
-2.00 |
0.35 |
1.29 |
-0.95 |
1972 |
1.43 |
4.27 |
-2.84 |
-1.56 |
0.86 |
-2.42 |
-0.31 |
1.08 |
-1.39 |
1973 |
-1.04 |
2.21 |
-3.25 |
0.26 |
1.61 |
-1.35 |
0.58 |
1.44 |
-0.86 |
1974 |
1.02 |
3.65 |
-2.63 |
-1.65 |
1.53 |
-3.18 |
-1.09 |
0.55 |
-1.64 |
1975 |
-0.05 |
3.06 |
-3.11 |
-0.22 |
2.54 |
-2.76 |
-0.23 |
1.12 |
-1.35 |
1976 |
0.95 |
3.52 |
-2.58 |
-1.21 |
0.98 |
-2.19 |
-0.92 |
0.96 |
-1.88 |
1977 |
-1.30 |
1.57 |
-2.87 |
1.39 |
4.25 |
-2.86 |
-0.21 |
1.39 |
-1.60 |
1978 |
-0.38 |
2.49 |
-2.87 |
0.46 |
3.39 |
-2.93 |
-0.19 |
0.98 |
-1.17 |
1979 |
-1.56 |
2.18 |
-3.74 |
-1.58 |
1.45 |
-3.03 |
-0.53 |
1.35 |
-1.87 |
1980 |
-1.02 |
1.83 |
-2.85 |
2.32 |
4.65 |
-2.33 |
-0.07 |
1.13 |
-1.20 |
1981 |
-0.84 |
2.28 |
-3.12 |
1.61 |
5.90 |
-4.28 |
0.03 |
0.96 |
-0.93 |
1982 |
0.08 |
3.11 |
-3.03 |
-0.33 |
2.05 |
-2.39 |
-0.11 |
1.55 |
-1.67 |
1983 |
-0.77 |
1.91 |
-2.68 |
0.11 |
2.76 |
-2.65 |
0.03 |
1.14 |
-1.11 |
1984 |
0.12 |
2.38 |
-2.26 |
-0.37 |
2.37 |
-2.74 |
-0.32 |
1.30 |
-1.61 |
1985 |
-1.20 |
2.18 |
-3.38 |
0.41 |
1.89 |
-1.47 |
0.68 |
1.41 |
-0.73 |
1986 |
-0.61 |
2.45 |
-3.06 |
-0.25 |
2.15 |
-2.40 |
0.06 |
1.09 |
-1.03 |
1987 |
-2.06 |
2.04 |
-4.10 |
1.33 |
3.31 |
-1.97 |
-0.12 |
1.24 |
-1.37 |
1988 |
-1.34 |
2.44 |
-3.78 |
2.00 |
3.36 |
-1.36 |
-0.22 |
1.26 |
-1.48 |
1989 |
-0.91 |
2.43 |
-3.34 |
-1.91 |
1.35 |
-3.27 |
-0.70 |
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1990 |
-0.11 |
2.60 |
-2.71 |
-2.44 |
1.25 |
-3.68 |
-0.69 |
1.36 |
-2.04 |
1991 |
0.07 |
3.54 |
-3.47 |
-0.60 |
2.16 |
-2.76 |
-0.07 |
1.31 |
-1.37 |
1992 |
-2.01 |
1.91 |
-3.92 |
-0.21 |
2.28 |
-2.49 |
-0.24 |
0.98 |
-1.22 |
1993 |
-1.23 |
1.98 |
-3.21 |
-0.57 |
2.37 |
-2.93 |
-1.67 |
0.82 |
-2.49 |
1994 |
-1.60 |
2.39 |
-3.99 |
-0.69 |
2.21 |
-2.90 |
-0.59 |
1.37 |
-1.96 |
1995 |
-0.69 |
2.86 |
-3.55 |
-0.40 |
2.61 |
-3.01 |
-0.70 |
0.94 |
-1.65 |
1996 |
0.10 |
2.94 |
-2.84 |
-1.51 |
1.43 |
-2.93 |
-0.53 |
0.87 |
-1.39 |
1997 |
0.63 |
3.71 |
-3.08 |
-1.72 |
2.21 |
-3.93 |
-1.69 |
0.99 |
-2.68 |
1998 |
-1.86 |
2.76 |
-4.62 |
0.10 |
3.23 |
-3.12 |
-0.64 |
0.79 |
-1.43 |
1999 |
1.02 |
3.59 |
-2.57 |
-0.88 |
2.22 |
-3.10 |
-1.11 |
1.04 |
-2.15 |
2000 |
0.38 |
3.32 |
-2.94 |
-0.93 |
2.81 |
-3.74 |
-0.05 |
1.44 |
-1.49 |
2001 |
-1.57 |
1.90 |
-3.47 |
0.42 |
3.14 |
-2.72 |
-0.68 |
1.40 |
-2.08 |
2002 |
0.55 |
4.02 |
-3.47 |
-0.69 |
1.40 |
-2.09 |
-1.07 |
0.76 |
-1.83 |
2003 |
-2.10 |
2.66 |
-4.76 |
-0.34 |
2.25 |
-2.59 |
-0.01 |
1.79 |
-1.80 |
2004 |
-1.65 |
2.08 |
-3.73 |
-2.00 |
2.28 |
-4.29 |
-2.29 |
0.93 |
-3.22 |
2005 |
-2.45 |
1.97 |
-4.42 |
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-0.26 |
1.73 |
-1.99 |
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Average |
-0.56 |
2.71 |
-3.26 |
-0.37 |
2.37 |
-2.74 |
-0.40 |
1.15 |
-1.54 |
StdDev |
1.02 |
0.65 |
0.60 |
1.17 |
1.02 |
0.71 |
0.61 |
0.29 |
0.56 |
Max |
1.43 |
4.27 |
-2.05 |
2.32 |
5.90 |
-1.35 |
0.68 |
1.79 |
-0.25 |
Min |
-3.30 |
1.57 |
-4.76 |
-2.44 |
0.86 |
-4.29 |
-2.29 |
0.55 |
-3.22 |
# of years |
47 |
47 |
47 |
39 |
39 |
39 |
40 |
39 |
39 |
Data in text format: here.
Note: 3/10/2004 - changes were made to S. Cascade Glacier
1986-91 data to reflect re-analysis of the data (Krimmel,
2000).
Maintainer: Rod March
Last update:
Friday, July 06, 2007 03:12 PM
URL: http://ak.water.usgs.gov/glaciology/bmg/3glacier_balance.htm |