Mass balance: Measurement of mass gain verse mass loss on glaciers - TopicsExpress



          

Mass balance: Measurement of mass gain verse mass loss on glaciers is a direct assessment of the annual budget of the rivers of ice. Here is a time lapse of on common method of measure mass gain on glaciers. The snow pit is used to measure snow density, depth, and calculate snow water equivalent to determine the "income" of a glaciers surface. Thanks Kristin Timm, I had totally forgotten these clips existed!
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 17:44:30 +0000

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