• ablation stake

  • Mar 22 2023
  • Length: 17 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • In episode two of the Ice and Fire podcast, we are atop the Kennicott Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park with Dr. Eric Petersen and his field team.

    topics and purpose: audio capture of glacier melt occurring in real-time, continue place-based themes from the surface of a glacier, connect listeners with field research and techniques, share how glacial retreat is measured and how rapidly retreat is occurring

    terms defined: ablation, ablation stake, ablation zone; glacial retreat; dead glacier; Heucke drill

    notes: Philipp Arndt, PhD student, contributed to this episode with explanations for how to set an ablation stake

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