The vast majority of theses in this collection are open access and freely available. There are a small number of theses that have access restricted to the WWU campus. For off-campus access to a thesis labeled "Campus Only Access," please log in here with your WWU universal ID, or talk to your librarian about requesting the restricted thesis through interlibrary loan.

Date Permissions Signed

5-14-2018

Date of Award

Winter 1980

Document Type

Masters Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Geology

First Advisor

Easterbrook, Don J., 1935-

Second Advisor

Pevear, David R.

Third Advisor

Pessl, Fred

Fourth Advisor

Christman, Robert A.

Abstract

The Neoglacial fluctuations of two of Mt. Baker's alpine glaciers were studied by tephrochronologic, dendrochronologic, and relative dating methods coupled with detailed geologic mapping. The earliest recognizable advance of the Deming Glacier occurred prior to deposition of Mazama tephra and after the Vashon Stade of Fraser Glaciation. The oldest recognizable Holocene advance of the Deming Glacier occurred >800 years B.P. and 16th, 17th, 18th(?), early 19th, late 19th, and 20th centuries. The Neoglacial record for the Rainbow Glacier is poorly preserved due to modification by two historic rock-debris avalanches, but the 20th century moraines of the Rainbow and Deming Glaciers disclose a close synchronism in their fluctuations. Glacier fluctuations on Mt. Baker during the past 500 years are broadly synchronous with those of glacier fluctuations elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest.

Type

Text

Keywords

Neoglacial records, Neoglacial fluctuations, Demin Glacier, Rainbow Glacier

Publisher

Western Washington University

OCLC Number

1061314518

Subject – LCSH

Glaciers--Washington (State)--Baker, Mount; Moraines--Washington (State)--Baker, Mount

Geographic Coverage

Baker, Mount (Wash.)

Format

application/pdf

Genre/Form

masters theses

Language

English

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.

Download

Included in

Geology Commons

Share

COinS