Inventory of glaciers in the Sierra Nevada, California
Open-File Report
2006-1239
By: William Raub, C. Suzanne Brown, and Austin Post
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Abstract
All perennial bodies of ice in the Sierra Nevada are listed and classified. The inventory includes 497 glaciers covering a total area of 50 square kilometers and 788 small ice bodies which do not meet the definition of a glacier, covering a total of 13 square kilometers. The listings include each ice body's drainage basin, location, orientation, altitude, area, and length the glaciers are also classified as to form, source, surface condition, and nature and activity of the terminus.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Inventory of glaciers in the Sierra Nevada, California |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2006-1239 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20061239 |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Woods Hole Science Center |
| Description | Report: iv, 228 p.; 4 Plates: 42.0 x 42.0 inches and smaller |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | Sierra Nevada |
| Scale | 250000 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |