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October 28, 2016
Coley Glacier Retreat, James Ross Island, Antarctica
Coley Glacier terminus comparsion in Landsat images from 2000 (red arrows) and 2016 (yellow arrow) indicating a retreat of 2 km along the western side and 1 km along the eastern side. Purple dots indicate the transient snowline and the purple arrow an area of debris exposed with glacier thinning. Coley Glacier is a tidewater glacier on the northeast side of James Ross Island near the tip of the Antarctic …
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.