Young, G J (1977): Accumulation and climate at Peyto Glacier, Canada [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.803297
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Abstract:
The eight-year record of mass balance of Peyto Glacier is correlated to meteorological data measured near the glacier and at Lake Louise 30 km to the south. The period investigated includes the llighest and lowest accumulations for the past 40 years. The primar'y controls of net annual balance are seen to be the depth of the 'winter sno,y pack and the temperature record during the summer. Extensive summer snowfalls in the ablation area can slow down melt rates very considerably and affect the net annual balance positively. The variable nature of winter accumulation and its influence on snowline retreat and ice melt is illustrated by three years' data.
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Young, G J (1977): Relations between mass-balance and meteorological variables on Peyto Glacier, Alberta, 1967/1974. Zeitschrift für Gletscherkunde und Glazialgeologie, 13(1-2), 111-125, hdl:10013/epic.40240.d001
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 51.614859 * Median Longitude: -116.455554 * South-bound Latitude: 51.425270 * West-bound Longitude: -116.547222 * North-bound Latitude: 51.678056 * East-bound Longitude: -116.180550
Date/Time Start: 1967-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1974-08-01T00:00:00
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- Young, GJ (1977): Table 1: Basic mass-balance, Peyto Glacier, 1967/1974. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.803109
- Young, GJ (1977): Table 3: Monthly weather data Peyto Glacier and Lake Louise. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.803296