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February 6, 2021
Rio Frio Glacier, Chile Retreat-Lake Formation 1990-2020
Rio Frio Glacier (RF) in 1990 and 2020 Landsat images. Red arrow 1990 terminus, yellow arrow 2020 terminus, orange arrow new lakes formed after 2000, purple dots snow line. The “Rio Frio” Glacier is at the headwaters of the Rio Frio a tributary to Rio Palena in Parque Nacionale Corcovado of Palena Province of Chile. Davies and Glasser (2012) noted that overall glaciers in the region lost 14% of their …
December 18, 2020
Is San Quintin Glacier Lake the fastest expanding lake this century in South America?
Landsat images of San Quintin Glacier from 2001 and 2020 indicate the expansion of both Lake A and Lake B due to glacier retreat. The Lake A basin as defined by the transect at the eastern narrow point, yellow line, has a total area of 41 km2 with the lake surface area now comprising 35.1 km2. San Quintin is the largest glacier of the Northern Patagonia Icefield (NPI) at 790 …
December 3, 2020
Soler Glacier Retreat and Lake Expansion
Soler Glacier in 1987 and 2020 Landsat images. Red arrow indicates 1987 terminus location, yellow arrow indicates 2020 terminus location on north side of glacier. Yellow dots indicate margin of lake and purple arrows indicate specific locations where glacier thinning is evident. Soler Glacier is an outlet glacier on the east side of the Northern Patagonia Icefield (NPI). The terminus response of this glacier has been slower and more limited …
May 27, 2020
Darwin Glacier, Chile 1986-2020 Retreat Opens New Fjord Arm
Darwin Glacier in Landsat images from 1986 and 2020. Red arrow indicates 1986 terminus location, yellow arrow 2020 terminus location, purple dots the snowline. Point 1,2 and 3 indicate the same specific location. Darwin Glacier flows east from the main divide of the Cordillera Darwin entering the head of Fjord Parry. Here we examine changes illustrated by Landsat images from 1986-2020. Melkonian et al (2013) note widespread thinning of four large glaciers …
March 27, 2020
Calluqueo Glacier, Chile Retreat 1986-2020
Calluqueo Glacier in Landsat images from 1986 and 2020. Yellow arrow is the 2020 terminus location, red arrow the 1986 terminus location, purple dots indicate the snowline. Point A-D indicate bedrock areas that have expanded with glacier thinning. Calluqueo Glacier is the largest glacier of the Monte San Lorenzo range on the Chile-Argentina border. This Chilean glaciers flows west from the border and in 1986 terminated in Lago “Calluqueo”. From …
March 9, 2020
Acodado Glacier, Chile Retreat Yields Tripling in Lake Area 1987-2020
Acodado Glacier retreat and lake expansion observed in 1987 and 2020 Landsat images. Red arrow is the 1987 terminus locations, orange arrows the 2015 terminus and yellow arrows the 2020 terminus location. Loriaux and Casassa (2013) examined the expansion of lakes of the Northern Patagonia Ice Cap (NPI). From 1945 to 2011 lake area expanded 65%, 66 km2. Rio Acodado has two large glacier termini at its headwater, HPN2 and …
January 22, 2020
Exploradores Glacier Lake Development, Chile
Exploradores Glacier (EX) in 1987 Landsat and 2020 Sentinel image. Points A-E are consistent locations discussed. B=Bayo Glacier. Exploradores Glacier is an outlet glacier at the northeast corner fo the Northern Patagonia Icefield (NPI). Glasser et al (2016) note the recent 100 m rise in snowline elevations for the NPI, which along with landslide transport explains the large increase in debris cover since 1987 on NPI from 168 km2 to …
January 12, 2020
Fiero Glacier, Chile Retreat Lago Fiero Expansion
Fiero Glacier in 1987 Landsat and 2020 Sentinel images. Red arrow indicates 1987 terminus location, yellow arrow 2020 terminus lcoation, and purple dots the snowline. Point A,B and C represent locations where bedrock has expanded. Fiero Glacier is an outlet glacier draining the northeast quadrant of the Northern Patagonia Icefield (NPI) terminating in Lago Fiero. Loriaux and Casassa (2013) examined the expansion of lakes of the Northern Patagonia Ice Cap. …
November 16, 2019
Steffen Glacier, Chile Calving Retreat Acceleration 2019
Steffen Glacier in 1987 and 2019 Landsat images. Red arrow is 1987 terminus location, green arrow 2015 terminus location, yellow arrow 2019 terminus location, orange arrow an area of expanding debris cover and the pink arrow locations indicating water level decline in proglacial lakes by the northwest and midwest secondary terminus. The terminus locations are also noted by red dots for 1987 and yellow dots for 2019. Steffen Glacier is …
October 1, 2019
Ofhidro Glacier, Chile Retreat 1986-2019
Ofhidro Glacier glacier terminus change an accumulation zone changes from 1986-2019 in Landsat images. Red arrow=1986 terminus, yellow arrow=2019 terminus change, orange arrows expanding bedrock areas and purple dots snowline. Ofhidro Glacier is an outlet glacier on the northwest corner of the Southern Patagonia Icefield (SPI), that has a northern and southern arm terminating in a proglacial lake. Sakakibara and Sugiyama (2014)a examine the terminus change and velocity of SPI …
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