Mass: The Ridge

The Ridge mass balance site was a young ridge that probably formed in the spring of 1997. In the fall of 1997, individual blocks could easily be identified in the ridge.  The site had a thermistor string and 20 thickness gauges. There were some summer gaps in the temperature record due to moisture programs with the data logger. The schematic shows the ID number and initial ice thickness in cm ( ) in October 1997 for each of the gauges. Click on the gauge to see the results.

Drilling the ridge, October 1997. The auger flight got halfway through the ridge.

Ridge line on 8 July 1998. The "Alpine" pond is in the foreground.

Ridge profile October 1997

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