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UNBC Glacier Study
UNBC Study Focuses On Glacier Mass Change
Jul 5, 2019 | 11:12 AM
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PRINCE GEORGE–Changes in glacier mass and how it affects the streamflow in the Columbia River basin, is the focus of a geography field study conducted by UNBC PhD candidate Ben Pelto .
Pelto ‘s team visited six glaciers twice a year to measure winter snowfall and summer snow and ice melt.They also used an airborne laser scanner to produce detailed maps and captured 100 glaciers per season. The Columbia River basin benefits from glacier runoff from the 2200 glaciers in the basin. The results of the study were recently published online and found here.
