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November 18, 2016
Barnes Ice Cap, Baffin Island Evident Response to Climate Change
Barnes Ice Cap transect and closeup of divide area in August 2016. Black dots indicate summit divide of the ice cap. Notice the channels extending away from the divide. These are not stream channels, as they are too wide, but they are meltwater formed valleys that are preferred pathways for the meltwater transport. Barnes Ice Cap located in the center of Baffin Island, Canada covers an area of ~5800 km2. …
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.