Surface Mass Balance, GPS, Timelapse cameras and Temperature sensors data of the Malaspina Glacier, Alaska (collected Summer 2021)

The following files gather Surface Mass Balance stakes, timelapse camera photos, Hobo TidBits temperature sensors data, Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements, and debris thickness measurements on the surface of Malaspina Glacier, specifically in its lobe. The data was collected in Summer 2021. The glacier is located on the southwestern coast of Alaska, in the Wrangell St-Elias National Park. The study was mostly focused on the lobe of this piedmont glacier. The goal of the study was to measure several glaciological variables to be later compared to satellite-derived datasets, and incorporated into an ice flow model. The research topic was the retreat of Malaspina glacier over the next decades. We identified regions of interests within the glacier's lobe, that could potentially be markers of a starting retreat.
The data gathered was used for publications currently in preparation as of October 2025. This study was led under the NSF grant number #1929566.