InSAR-based characterization of rock glacier movement in the Uinta Mountains, Utah, USA

Brencher, George; Handwerger, Alexander L.; Munroe, Jeffrey S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4823-2021

Articles | Volume 15, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4823-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4823-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 10

Research article

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13 Oct 2021

Research article |

| 13 Oct 2021

InSAR-based characterization of rock glacier movement in the Uinta Mountains, Utah, USA

George Brencher, Alexander L. Handwerger, and Jeffrey S. Munroe

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Final revised paper (published on 13 Oct 2021)
Preprint (discussion started on 02 Dec 2020)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review of “InSAR-based characterization of rock glacier movement in the Uinta Mountains, Utah, USA” by G. Brencher et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 Jan 2021
- AC2: 'Reply on RC1', George Brencher, 16 Feb 2021
RC2: 'Review comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Jan 2021
- AC1: 'Reply on RC2', George Brencher, 16 Feb 2021
RC3: 'Interactive comment on“InSAR-basedcharacterization of rock glacier movement in theUinta Mountains, Utah, USA”byGeorge Brencheret al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 30 Mar 2021
- AC3: 'Reply on RC3', George Brencher, 27 Apr 2021
- AC4: 'Reply on RC3', George Brencher, 28 Apr 2021

Peer-review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (14 Jun 2021) by Francesca Pellicciotti

AR by George Brencher on behalf of the Authors (19 Aug 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (31 Aug 2021) by Francesca Pellicciotti

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (03 Sep 2021) by Francesca Pellicciotti

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (08 Sep 2021)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (11 Sep 2021)

ED: Publish as is (12 Sep 2021) by Francesca Pellicciotti

AR by George Brencher on behalf of the Authors (13 Sep 2021) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

We use satellite InSAR to inventory and monitor rock glaciers, frozen bodies of ice and rock debris that are an important water resource in the Uinta Mountains, Utah, USA. Our inventory contains 205 rock glaciers, which occur within a narrow elevation band and deform at 1.94 cm yr^-1 on average. Uinta rock glacier movement changes seasonally and appears to be driven by spring snowmelt. The role of rock glaciers as a perennial water resource is threatened by ice loss due to climate change.