Ice cores from mountain glaciers can provide a regional perspective on climate history, albeit shorter. They can be challenging to drill and challenging to interpret. Our role in these project has been to characterize the site, predict the age of the ice, and make sure we understand the key physical processes happening as snow turns into ice.

Collaborators Mount Waddington Project

Dr. Eric Steig, University of Washington

Dr. Doug Clark, Western Washington University

Dr. Joe McConnell, Desert Research Institute

mount waddington 2006

In 2006, we (Eric Steig, Doug Clark, Bella Bergeron, and a student) drilled an exploratory ice core to 65m at Combatant Col, between Mount Waddington and Mount Combatant. We also collected radar and measured ice surface motion.

mount waddington 2010

Funding Sources

National Science Foundation