SNOW COURSE: GULKANA GLACIER (D)
ID NUMBER = 45O09
ELEVATION = 6030 ft.
LATITUDE = 63.016 deg.
LONGITUDE = 145.383 deg.
REMARKS - ON SURFACE OF GLACIER WITHIN ACCUMULATION ZONE WHERE ONLY PART OF SEASONAL SNOWFALL MELTS; GREAT WIND PRESSURE BUT SNOW DISTRIBUTION MINOR. CONSIDERABLE ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE IN OTHER 8 MONTHS.
year/ January February March April May
date dep swe date dep swe date dep swe date dep swe date dep swe
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77
78 3/25 126 46.9
79 4/23 150 59.1
80 1/29 116 40.6 4/04 132 52.8
81 1/30 85 30.7 3/29 122 42.5
82 1/16 130 39.0 3/27 154 65.7
83 1/18 96 35.4 4/25 138 57.1
84 3/21 136 59.8
85 1/10 100 40.2 3/23 156 68.5
86
88 4/15 141 55.9
FIRST OF MONTH MEASUREMENTS
average depth and swe (snow water equivalent) for period of record :
105 37.2 139 56.7 140 56.3 141 55.9
years : 5 5 0 0 5 5 3 3 1 1