Sweetheart lake flights
In 2011 and 2012, I helped survey proposed hydro facilities at Sweetheart Lake and estuary, about 40 air-miles south of…
2011&12 | Richard Carstensen | 25 page excerpt
20,000 years of icework, and its expression on the land
At Juneau, marine sediments dating to 13,000 BP have been found at 750 feet above sea level. Considering world sea level was more than 300 feet lower at that time, this represents more than 1000 feet of land depression under heavy ice.
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Atlas of biogeographic provinces (excerpts from draft)
Heart and edge: Biogeographic provinces of Língít-&-K’áyk’aanii An atlas-in-perpetual-progress for the 22 biogeographic provinces of Lingít and Haida country. In…
2020, updates 2024 | Richard Carstensen | 48 page excerpt
Discovery’s education and research at The Glacier
Discovery Southeast celebrates 4 decades of research and education at Áak’w Táak, inland from little lake (Mendenhall Valley) glacierdiscovery from…
2017 | Richard Carstensen | 27 minutes
Raven’s-eye views of postglacial succession
Aerial views of post-glacial succession. Combines UAV perspectives with high-res orthophotography plus forest profile views in the LiDAR point cloud.…
2017 | Richard Carstensen | 20 minutes
Southeast glaciers from IfSAR, ArcGIS Online
On receipt of the new DSM (digital surface model) from IfSAR missions at 5-meter pixel resolution, it became possible to…
2018 | Richard Carstensen | 1 page
Sesquicentennial slideshow
For the sesquicentennial year of the 1867 Alaska Purchase, Juneau-Douglas City Museum asked me to create 3 banners showing 150…
2017 | Richard Carstensen | 28 minutes
Herbert Glacier Trail
The Herbert and neighboring Eagle Glaciers advanced and receded synchronously with the much better known Mendenhall. Reaching their termini has…
Mendenhall Glacier by bus & boot leather
A Discovery Guide for the independent traveler who wishes to visit the Mendenhall Glacier by bus and foot. Inspired by…
2009 | Richard Carstensen | 2 pages, 3 MB
Glacial history and landforms
At Juneau, marine sediments dating to 13,000 BP have been found at 750 feet above sea level. Considering world sea…
2013 | Richard Carstensen |
Reading Southeast Alaska’s landscape
How bedrock foundations, glaciers, rivers and sea shape the land How bedrock influences the shape of mountains and coastal landforms.…
2013 | Cathy Connor|Richard Carstensen | 28 pages