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Retreat of Skilak Glacier 1952-2013 - Interactive Slider Graphic

Perspective rendering showing retreat of the Skilak Glacier, a major source of glacial runoff to the Kenai River. Colored lines indicate ice extent for 1952, 1978, and 2013 derived from aerial photographs. The toe of Skilak Glacier retreated only slightly between 1952 and 1978 and then it retreated rapidly over 4 km between 1978 and 2013, creating a new proglacial lake. An interactive slider graphic showing greater detail is available at https://ak-nsf-epscor.github.io/kenai-change/skilakGlacierChange.html

For more information, please see the following journal article: Schoen et al. 2017. Fisheries. “Future of Pacific Salmon in the Face of Environmental Change: Lessons from One of the World’s Remaining Productive Salmon Regions.”

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Field Value
Maintainer Frank Witmer
Last Updated December 17, 2019, 10:26 (AKST)
Created December 17, 2019, 10:26 (AKST)
Status Complete
Data Types Web Service
Other Agencies EPSCoR - Alaska Adapting to Changing Environments, US Geological Survey, National Science Foundation
Other Contacts Mark Wipfli (Email: mwipfli@alaska.edu), Erik Schoen (Email: eschoen@alaska.edu)
ISO Topics climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, environment, geoscientificInformation, inlandWaters
Geo-keywords Alaska, Kenai Peninsula, Southcentral