Climate Driven Retreat of Mount Baker Glaciers and Changing Water Resources

Content originates from 30+ years of field study of the many Mt. Baker glaciers, which constitutes more on- the-ground observations than any other in North America

The study in recent years is jointly done with the Nooksack Indian Tribe

Contains imagery to illustrate the changes in glaciers that have occurred

Contenu
Preface: Description of Living on these Glaciers.- Introduction: Overview of the Mount Baker region.- General climate.- Climate Trends of the last century.- Glacier response to climate: 1900-2014.- Field observations of glacier change: 1984-2014: Mass balance, terminus and area change.- Impact of runoff in Nooksack River.- Impact of runoff in Baker River.- Forecast of Glacier Future.