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July 17, 2017
Lucia Glacier, Chile Retreat Opens New Embayment
Lucia Glacier retreat from 1987 to 2016 in Landsat images. Red arrows mark 1987 terminus, yellow arrows 2016 terminus, orange arrow an emerging bedrock area, pink arrow a tributary with increased debris cover and purple dots the snowline. Lucia Glacier terminates in Lago Berguez at the northern margin of the Southern Patagonia Icefield. The lake drains into the Rio Pascua. Willis et al (2012) observed that between February 2000 and March 2012 the …
November 28, 2016
Hornopirén Glaciers, Chile in Spectacular Retreat
Landsat comparison of Rio Blanca Glaciers in Hornopirén National Park, Chile from 1985 to 2016. Red arrow 1985 terminus, yellow arrow 2016 terminus, purple dots the snowline and purple arrows expanding bedrock areas amidst the glacier. Hornopirén National Park is in the Los Lagos region of Chile. The park is host to a number of glaciers that are in rapid retreat. Davies and Glasser (2012) mapped the area of these glaciers …
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.