11,000 years of glacier change, Palisade Glacier, Sierra Nevada
11,000 years of glacier change, Palisade Glacier, Sierra Nevada
11,000 years of glacier change, Palisade Glacier, Sierra Nevada
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Avg Summer temp (deg C)<br />
Mean Summer Temperature<br />
40<br />
35<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
y = -0.0082x + 33.278<br />
R 2 = 0.966<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
-5<br />
-10<br />
-500 0 500 1<strong>000</strong> 1500 2<strong>000</strong> 2500 3<strong>000</strong> 3500 4<strong>000</strong> 4500 5<strong>000</strong> 5500<br />
Elevation (m)<br />
Lapse<br />
rates<br />
Maximum Winter<br />
Precipitation<br />
Modern<br />
Matthes<br />
Recess Peak<br />
Winter precipitation (cm)<br />
200<br />
180<br />
160<br />
140<br />
y = 3.2252e 0.<strong>000</strong>9x<br />
120<br />
R 2 100<br />
= 0.9899<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
1<strong>000</strong> 2<strong>000</strong> 3<strong>000</strong> 4<strong>000</strong><br />
Elevation (m)