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.

本数据集涵盖马拉斯皮纳冰川（Malaspina Glacier）表面（尤其针对其冰舌区域）的多类观测数据：表面物质平衡（Surface Mass Balance）测杆数据、延时摄影相机影像、Hobo TidBits温度传感器数据、全球定位系统（Global Positioning System，GPS）测量数据以及冰面冰碛物厚度测量数据。该数据集采集于2021年夏季。马拉斯皮纳冰川位于阿拉斯加西南海岸的兰格尔-圣伊莱亚斯国家公园（Wrangell St-Elias National Park）内。本研究主要聚焦于该山麓冰川的冰舌区域，目标为测定多项冰川学变量，后续用于与卫星衍生数据集开展对比，并整合至冰流模型之中。本研究的主题为马拉斯皮纳冰川未来数十年的退缩过程，我们在该冰川冰舌区域内识别出若干潜在的初始退缩标志区。
本次采集的数据集已用于2025年10月时仍在筹备中的学术论文。本研究由美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation，NSF）资助项目编号#1929566牵头实施。