Rock Glaciers as Water Towers in the Teton, Gros Ventre, and Wind River Mountain Ranges of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in Wyoming, USA

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dc.contributor.advisorDixon, Richard
dc.contributor.authorGoff, Paepin D.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberButler, David R
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMarston, Richard A
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBallinger, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T18:07:33Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T18:07:33Z
dc.date.issued2019-12
dc.description.abstractGlaciers, rock glaciers, and other cryospheric landforms (perennial snowfields,debris-covered ice, and gelifluction lobes) store water within ice reserves in alpine and periglacial zones. In the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) of northwestern Wyoming, United States of America (USA), these landforms recharge the hydrological system through meltwater, which raises questions about the impacts of those limited water reserves in a regime trending toward warmer and drier conditions. This investigation relies on remotely sensed satellite imagery, aerial photography, and in situ field data. Through the analysis of geomorphic characteristics (upslope boundary, terminus location, meltwater presence, longitudinal and transverse ridges and furrows, angle of repose of the terminus, clear or vague outline, and snow cover), this project provides a high-resolution inventory of rock glacier landforms and discusses the extent of meltwater pond features proximate to rock glaciers in the Teton, Gros Ventre, and Wind River mountain ranges within the GYE.
dc.description.departmentGeography and Environmental Studies
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent343 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationGoff, P. D. (2019). <i>Rock glaciers as water towers in the Teton, Gros Ventre, and Wind River Ranges of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in Wyoming, USA</i> (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/9511
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectMountain
dc.subjectRock glacier
dc.subjectCryosphere
dc.subjectAmerican West
dc.subjectTeton
dc.subjectGros Ventre
dc.subjectWind River
dc.subjectGeomorphology
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subject.lcshGlaciers--Yellowstone National Park
dc.subject.lcshGlacial landforms--Yellowstone National Park
dc.titleRock Glaciers as Water Towers in the Teton, Gros Ventre, and Wind River Mountain Ranges of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in Wyoming, USA
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.departmentGeography
thesis.degree.disciplineGeography
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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