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June 10, 2021
Jacobsen Glacier, BC Separation Nearly Complete
Jacobsen Glacier in Landsat images from 1987 and 2019. Red arrow 1987 terminus location, yellow arrow 2019 terminus location and pink dots the snowline. Point A indciates ice marginal lake in 1987, Point C is the glacier junction, Point B an emerging rock rib and Point D a nunatak. Jacobsen Glacier is part of the Monarch Icefield of the Coastal Range of British Columbia. VanLooy and Forster (2008) noted that …
November 9, 2020
Mount Cayley Glacier, BC Loses 40% of Length 1985-2020
Mount Cayley Glacier (MC) and Brandywine Glacier (B) near Callaghan Lake (CL) in 1985 and 2020 Landsat Images. Yellow arrow indicates 2020 terminus, red arrow indicates 1985 terminus location. Mount Cayley Glacier and Brandywine Glacier drain the northeast flanks of Mount Cayley and Brandywine Mountain in the Coast Range, 25 km west of Whistler, BC. Both glaciers drain in to Callaghan Creek, a tributary to Cheakamus Rover. Retreat of Mount …
October 16, 2020
Whiting River Headwater Glacier, British Columbia Separates into Four
Whiting River headwaters glaciers in 1984 and 2020 Landsat images. The red arrows indicate 1984 terminus positions, yellow arrow the 2020 terminus locations, pink arrows locations of glacier detachment and purple dots the snowline. In Northwest British Columbia on the northeast side of the Stikine Icefield the Whiting Rver drains a series of glaciers, many unnamed. Here we are focusing on a pair of glaciers just west of Whiting Lake …
October 9, 2020
Franklin Glacier, British Columbia Tributary Detachment and Retreat 1987-2020
Franklin Glacier, British Columbia in 1987 and 2020 late summer Landsat images. Red arrow is the 1987 terminus, yellow arrow the 2020 terminus, and purple dots the snowline. Point 1 is the junction with Dauntless Glacier, Point 2 is the junction with an unnamed glacier, Point 3 is where Whitetip Glacier joins the glacier, and Point 4 is where Jubilee Glacier previously joined. Franklin Glacier is one of the largest …
May 13, 2020
Frank Mackie Glacier, BC Retreat Forming Lake
Frank Mackie Glacier, British Columbia in Landsat images from 1987 and 2019. Red arrow is the 1987 terminus location, yellow arrow the 2019 terminus location and purple dots the snowline. Point 1-3 are specific locations where bedrock exposure has expanded. Frank Mackie Glacier is at the headwaters of the Bowser River which flows into Bowser Lake and the Nass River in NW British Columbia. The glacier has repeatedly advanced across …
December 16, 2019
Stave River, BC Run of River Hydropower Changes with Glacier Retreat
Stave Glacier area in 1992 and 2019 Landsat images illustrating the loss of glacier area. Red arrows indicate 1992 terminus location, yellow arrow 2019 terminus location, Point 1-3 are proglacial lake that are evolving, P=Piluk Glacier and S=Stave Glacier. Stave River drains into Stave Lake and has a 40 km length above the lake. The basin has a glaciated area of 32 km2. The basin above Stave Lake has two …
October 22, 2019
Falcon Glacier, British Columbia Wings Clipped by Climate Change
Falcon Glacier in 1985 and 2019 Landsat images indicating the 2000 m retreat. Red arrow is 1985 terminus location, yellow arrow the 2019 terminus location. I=icefall locations joining the glacier. Falcon Glacier in southwest British Columbia drains east from the Compton Neve into the Bishop River, which then joins the Southgate River. The Southgate River is one of three major watersheds emptying into the head of Bute Inlet. The Southgate …
April 1, 2019
Nakonake Glaciers, BC Retreat Two are Disappearing
Nakonake Glaciers in 1984 and 2018 Landsat images. Nakonake Glaciers are NW=Northwest, N=North, M=Middle, S=South, SE=Southeast. Red arrows indicate the 1984 terminus position of the North and Middle Nakonake Glaciers. Yellow arrows indicate the 2018 terminus location of each. Purple dots indicate the snowline and the pink arrow indicates locations of glacier separation. The Nakonake Glaciers are a group of unnamed glaciers at the headwaters of the Nakonake River in …
October 18, 2018
Talchako Glacier, British Columbia Retreat 1987-2018
Talchako Glacier change revealed in 1987 and 2018 Landsat images. Red arrow is 1987 terminus location, yellow arrow 2018 terminus, orange arrow a tributary from the north and purple dots the snowline. Talchako Glacier is the largest outlet glacier of the Monarch Icefield in the Coast Range of British Columbia and is the headwaters of the Talchako River. VanLooy and Forster (2008) noted that the glacier retreated at a rate of …
June 5, 2018
Warm Creek Glaciers, British Columbia Retreat Driven Separation
Warm Creek, (W) Norht Warm Creek (NW) and Bighorn (H) Glaciers in Northwest British Columbia in 1984 and 2017. Red arrows are the 1984 terminus location, yellow arrows the 2017 terminus locations and purple arrows where glaciers have separated. In Northwestern British Columbia a group of unnamed glaciers drain into Tagish Lake via Warm Creek and Bighorn Creek. Here we examine the profound changes in three glaciers from 1984 to …
Dean of Academic Affairs at Nichols College and Professor of Environmental Science at Nichols College in Massachusetts since 1989. Glaciologist directing the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project since 1984. This project monitors the mass balance and behavior of more glaciers than any other in North America.