BREAKUP OF ICE, MEADE RIVER, ALASKA.
Abstract
The climatic conditions and chronology of ice breakup on the Meade River, Alaska, in 1966 are reported and documented photographically. These observations and the interpretation of aerial photography suggest that ice damming, flooding, and dam release are the typical patterns of breakup that progress repetitiously downstream. The implications of ice breakup on plant succession on river bars and on channel erosion are discussed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0667946
Entities
People
- Frank B. Kistner
- Philip L. Johnson
Organizations
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory