USGS P 1258-F

Photogrammetric determination of surface altitude, terminus position, and ice velocity of Columbia Glacier, Alaska

• Authors:

  Meier, M.F., Rasmussen, L.A., Krimmel, R.M., Olsen, R.W., and Frank, David

• Publication Date:

  1985

• Publisher:

  U.S. Geological Survey 

• Ordering Info:

  USGS Publications Warehouse

• Quadrangle(s):

  Anchorage; Cordova; Seward; Valdez

• Citation ID:

  4003

Bibliographic Reference

Meier, M.F., Rasmussen, L.A., Krimmel, R.M., Olsen, R.W., and Frank, David, 1985, Photogrammetric determination of surface altitude, terminus position, and ice velocity of Columbia Glacier, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1258-F, p. F1-F41, 7 sheets.

Publication Products

• Report Information

  • p1258f.pdf (9.4 M)

• Maps & Other Oversized Sheets

  • Plate 1, Topographic maps of lower Columbia Glacier on (A) July 29, 1957, (B) July 27, 1974, (C ) August 29, 1977, and (D) September 1, 1981, scale 1:50,000 (17.0 M)
  • Plate 2, Change in surface altitude from August 29, 1977, to August 26, 1978, scale 1:50,000 (3.7 M)
  • Plate 3, Combined topographic map of terminus and exposed land, with bathymetric map of the seabed, as of September 1, 1981, scale 1:20,000 (2.1 M)
  • Plate 4, Terminus configurations: A, Change in configuration during the measurement year; B, Configuration in approximately late July of each year; and C, Configuration at the time of the yearly minimum position, scale 1:20,000 (3.8 M)
  • Plate 5, Speed during the measurement year for the entire Columbia Glacier, scale 1:100,000 (3.0 M)
  • Plate 6, Velocity and speed during the measurement year for the lower Columbia Glacier, scale 1:50,000 (3.7 M)
  • Plate 7, Direction and magnitude of the principal axes of the strain-rate tensor, and trajectories of these axes, scale 1:50,000 (4.0 M)

Keywords

Geology; Glacial

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