The links on the right provide access to video materials from time-lapse cameras watching the 1983 surge of Variegated Glacier Alaska.

The top group of files are written in .avi format (Windows Media Player).

The bottom group of files are written in .mov format (QuickTime) which generally works better for Mac.

• Camera at Camp Moraine 10 June - 11 July 1983.
• Camera at Goat Ridge 6 May - 31 Aug 1983.
• Compression buckling behind surge bulge 17-20 June 1983.
• Surge bulge arrives at main stream 16 May - 13 June 1983.
• Surge ends on lower glacier  25 June - 12 July 1983

The key peer-reviewed paper describing the surge is:

Kamb, B., and 7 others. 1985. Glacier surge mechanism: 1982-1983 surge of Variegated Glacier, Alaska. Science 227(4686), 469-479.