Snow variability and distribution

Project Details

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• Project ID:

  1562

• Nickname/Abbreviation:

  Snow variability

• Parent Project:

  Alaska Climate and Cryosphere Hazards Program

• Status:

  Active

• Description:

  Remote sensing of snow variability on glaciers and in mountainous areas in Alaska

• Project Date(s):

  2011 - present

• Primary Contact:

  Wolken, Gabriel J.

• DGGS section:

  Geologic Hazards

• Alternate Url:

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• Project Participants:

  Gabriel J. Wolken, Katreen M. Wikstrom Jones

• Active Related Sub-Projects:

  • • Community Snow Observations (CSO) - (2017)
  • • Southeast avalanche hazard mapping - (2021)
  • • Municipality of Anchorage avalanche hazard assessment - (2023)

Publications

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DDS 26

Wolken, G.J., Fischer, Elizabeth, Hendricks, M.D., and Wikstrom Jones, K.M., 2026, Alaska Snow Avalanche Hazards Database: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Digital Data Series 26, 7 p., https://maps.dggs.alaska.gov/snow-avalanche. https://doi.org/10.14509/32076

RDF 2025-20

Wikstrom Jones, K.M., and Wolken, G.J., 2025, Lidar-derived elevation data for South Fork Eagle River valley, Southcentral Alaska, collected August 17, 2024: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2025-20, 8 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31705

RDF 2025-19

Wikstrom Jones, K.M., and Wolken, G.J., 2025, Lidar-derived surface elevation data for Glen Alps, Southcentral Alaska, collected August 17, 2024: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2025-19, 8 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31704

RDF 2024-7

Zechmann, J.M., Wikstrom Jones, K.M., and Wolken, G.J., 2024, Lidar-derived elevation data for Portage, Southcentral Alaska, collected October 15, 2020: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2024-7, 10 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31160

RDF 2024-13

Zechmann, J.M., Daanen, R.P., Salisbury, J.B., and Wolken, G.J., 2024, Lidar-derived snow surface elevation data for Deadhorse, northern Alaska, collected May 10, 2022: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2024-13, 9 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31259

RDF 2024-15

Zechmann, J.M., Daanen, R.P., and Salisbury, J.B., 2024, Lidar-derived elevation data for Deadhorse, northern Alaska, collected July 16-18, 2021: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2024-15, 18 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31273

RDF 2024-16

Wikstrom Jones, K.M., and Wolken, G.J., 2024, Lidar-derived elevation data for Thane Road, southeast Alaska, collected September 6, 2019: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2024-16, 7 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31278

RDF 2024-5

Wikstrom Jones, K.M., and Wolken, G.J., 2024, Lidar-derived elevation data for Penguin Ridge, Southcentral Alaska, collected September 22, 2021: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2024-5, 11 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31158

RDF 2021-10

Wikstrom Jones, K.M., and Wolken, G.J., 2022, Lidar-derived elevation data for Eaglecrest ski area, Southeast Alaska, collected September 6, 2019: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2021-10, 8 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30729

RDF 2021-11

Wikstrom Jones, K.M., and Wolken, G.J., 2022, Lidar-derived elevation data for Speel Arm, Southeast Alaska, collected September 7, 2019: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2021-11, 8 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30730

RDF 2021-12

Wikstrom Jones, K.M., and Wolken, G.J., 2022, Lidar-derived elevation data for Mount Juneau, Southeast Alaska, collected September 6, 2019: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2021-12, 8 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30731

RDF 2020-16

Wikstrom Jones, K.M., Wolken, G.J., Daanen, R.P., and Herbst, A.M., 2021, Lidar-derived elevation data for Turnagain Pass, Southcentral Alaska, September 2, 2018: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2020-16, 7 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30567

RDF 2020-7

Wikstrom Jones, K.M., Wolken, G.J., Daanen, R.P., and Herbst, A.M., 2020, Lidar-derived elevation data for Kensington Mine, Southeast Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2020-7, 5 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30470

Posters and Presentations

Wikstrom Jones, Katreen and others, 2026

Wikstrom Jones, Katreen, Wolken, G.J., and Janes, Michael, 2026, From point to slope: Assessing weather station snow depth representativeness using lidar and geostatistics (poster): International Snow Science Workshop, Whistler, BC, Canada, September 28-Oct 2, 2026: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 1 sheet. https://doi.org/10.14509/32166

Wikstrom Jones, K.M. and others, 2023

Wikstrom Jones, K.M., Wolken, G.J., Janes, Michael, Wilbur, Chris, Glaus, Julia, Bartelt, Perry, and Christen, Marc, 2023, Assessing powder cloud impact on electrical transmission lines at Snowslide Creek avalanche path in Southeast Alaska (poster): International Snow Science Workshop, Bend, Oregon, October 8-13, 2023: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 1 sheet. https://doi.org/10.14509/32167

Annual Reports

AR 2014-C

DGGS Staff, 2015, Engineering Geology FY15 project descriptions, in DGGS Staff, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Annual Report 2014: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Annual Report 2014-C, p. 52-67. https://doi.org/10.14509/29182