Home › Digital Repository › Faculty, Staff and Student Publications/Presentations › Undergraduate Research › Undergraduate Research Day › Undergraduate Research Day 2010 ›

Glacial Recession in Cloud Peak Wilderness Area and ...

Object Details

View

Title Information:simple
Glacial Recession in Cloud Peak Wilderness Area and the Effects on Streamflow

Name:Personal
Mitchell Fyock Role :Text(marcrelator)
creator

Name:Personal
Dr. Carl Legleiter Role :Text(marcrelator)
creator

typeOfResource
text genre
Powerpoint/PDF
Origin Information Place
Laramie, Wyoming
University of Wyoming (keyDate="yes")
4/24/2010

Language:Text

Physical Description

born digital

abstract
For many rivers in the American Northwest, 50-80% of the annual streamflow is derived from snowmelt predominantly from glaciers. Recent studies have shown that increasing temperatures have caused glaciers to melt earlier in the year, as well as at a faster rate. This is significant because the rate of snowmelt, as well as the date of the peak snow/water equivalent, determines a rivers available water supply later in the water year. By comparing the average date of different rivers peak streamflow to the average date of peak snow/water equivalent various gauging stations; a correlation could be made between the two variables in order to obtain a general trend. The Cloud Peak Glacier underwent seasonal variations, however, a trend was discovered linking earlier dates of peak snow/water equivalent to earlier dates of peak streamflow. This implies that as temperatures increase, the tendency for earlier peak streamflow is occurring. By examining the effects of increased temperature on glacial recession, we can better understand its effects on river systems supported by glacial meltwater. note
From - Undergraduate Research Day 2010 - Celebration of Research - Abstracts
Subject
Undergraduate Research Day

Related Item:series Title Information
Undergraduate Research Day 2010

Location (usage="primary display")
http://hdl.handle.net/10176/wyu:543

accessCondition:useAndReproduction
http://digital.uwyo.edu/copyright.htm
Record Information languageOfCataloging :Text(ISO639-2B)
English :Code(ISO639-2B)
eng