Preliminary Data from Saskatchewan Glacier, Alberta, Canada

Abstract

"Work on the glacier was initiated in the summer of 1952. Velocity measurements were made from 52 stations on the glacier surface. Reduction of the triangulation data is incomplete but preliminary measurements indicate that englacial movement is oblique to the surface. The max. velocity (1.2 ft/day) was observed at mid-glacier, one mi. below the firn line. Isolated reverse movements were also noted. Five different types of crevasses observed on the glacier are described. Sedimentary layering, flow foliation, faults, crystal fabrics and miscellaneous investigations are discussed."--SIPRE.