Research in glacial hydrology involves the origin and pathway of subglacial discharge associated with primarily temperate glaciers in Southern Alaska. This generally involves quantifying discharge from the terminus of a glacier and separating flow components using isotopic characteristics of the discharge. Of particular concern is the origin of basal ice and debris bands that occur near the glacier terminus. Also of interest is defining flow components of meltwater discharge from the glacier and investigating the micromorphologic characteristics of glaciogenic sediments near the glacier margin.

Related Publications:

Larson G.J., Lawson D.E., Evenson E.B., Alley R.B., Knudsen O., Lachniet M.S., and Goetz S.L. 2006. Glaciohydraulic supercooling in former ice sheets? Geomorphology, 75 (1-2), 20-32.

Alley R.B., Lawson D.E., Larson G.J., Evenson E.B., and Baker G.S. 2003. Stabilizing feedbacks in glacier-bed erosion. Nature, 424(6950), 758-760.