Boise State and University of Idaho Collaborate on Surging Glacier Research in Alaska
October 23, 2020
October 23, 2020
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 23 -- Boise State University issued the following news:
"Being able to go out into the field and place instruments on the glacier to study it while it's surging is a rare opportunity," said Jukes Liu, one of two Boise State geophysics graduate students who conducted field work on an Alaska glacier this fall.
It seems almost impossible that glaciers the size of a city can move, but they do. However, there are certain kinds of glaciers, c . . .
"Being able to go out into the field and place instruments on the glacier to study it while it's surging is a rare opportunity," said Jukes Liu, one of two Boise State geophysics graduate students who conducted field work on an Alaska glacier this fall.
It seems almost impossible that glaciers the size of a city can move, but they do. However, there are certain kinds of glaciers, c . . .