This project involves long-term monitoring of flow and deformation of the Spruce Creek Rock Glacier, in the Mosquito Range of Colorado, with the aim of improving understanding of the flow mechanics of rock glaciers. The project began in 1985 with the establishment of three transverse survey lines to monitor downvalley flow and ten surveyed strain diamonds to monitor internal strain. Resurveys are conducted every two or three years.
Spruce Creek Rock Glacier (courtesy of USDA-Forest Service)
Publications:
(* denotes Colorado College student co-author)
- Leonard, E.M., Staab, P., Weaver, S.G., 2005, Kinematics of the Spruce Creek rock glacier, Colorado: Journal of Glaciology 51, 259–268.
Abstracts:
- Leonard, E.M., Weaver, S.G., *Bradbury, J.A., *Langbecker, E.A., *Wollenberg, J.A. 2008, Rock glacier response to post-Little Ice Age warming: Spruce Creek Rock Glacier, Ten Mile Range, Colorado, USA: Ninth International Conference on Permafrost Extended Abstracts 179.
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Leonard, E.M., Weaver, S.G., *Bradbury, J.A., and *Langbecker, E.A., 2003, Flow of the Spruce Creek Rock Glacier, Ten Mile Range, Colorado, U.S.A., over annual to millennial timescales: paleoclimatic implications. Programme with Abstracts, International Union for Quaternary Research, XVIth International Congress, p. 67.
- Leonard, E.M. (1996) Kinematic survey of Spruce Creek Rock Glacier, Colorado: The Geomorphic and Climatic Significance of Rock Glaciers, American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference, 13.
Pen and Ink sketch of the Spruce Creek Rock Glacier by Steve Wood
