This is the third progress report for a multi-year study of glaciers in Alaskan national parks. The project will be completed in December 2013. Here we present results from mapping of all glacier extents in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve (NP&P), Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park (NHP), and Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve (NM&P), from measurements of surface elevation changes in Denali NP&P, and from focus glacier research in Denali NP&P, Katmai NP&P, and Lake Clark NP&P. We have accomplished all tasks on schedule for this third deliverable, and we look forward to continued conversation with our colleagues at NPS as the project moves forward. Significant results include the following: • Gates of the Arctic [...]
