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25 Jan 2022
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Dam type and lake location characterize ice-marginal lake area change in Alaska and NW Canada between 1984 and 2019
Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Daniel McGrath
Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
William Armstrong
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28607, USA
Scott W. McCoy
Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA
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Short summary
Glacial lakes impact societies as both resources and hazards. Lakes form, grow, and drain as glaciers thin and retreat, and understanding lake evolution is a critical first step in assessing their hazard potential. We map glacial lakes in Alaska between 1984 and 2019. Overall, lakes grew in number and area, though lakes with different damming material (ice, moraine, bedrock) behaved differently. Namely, ice-dammed lakes decreased in number and area, a trend lost if dam type is not considered.
Glacial lakes impact societies as both resources and hazards. Lakes form, grow, and drain as...
