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October 13, 2015
Colonia Glacier, Chile Retreat and Periodic Lake Outbursts
Comparison of 1987 and 2015 Landsat images indicating retreat from red arrows to yellow arrows of 2.5 km and development of a new lake at the terminus. orange arrow indicates glacier dammed lake that fills and empties periodically. Colonia Glacier drains east from the Northern Patagonia Icefield feeding the Baker River, Chile. It is the largest glacier draining east from the NPI. A comparison of the 1987 and 2015 images indicate …
May 15, 2013
Lake Cachet 2 Jökulhlaup Colonia Glacier, Chile
Colonia Glacier drains east from the Northern Patagonia Icefield feeding the Rio Colonia and then Baker River, Chile. A Feb 8th 2013 Landsat image caught the impacts of a jökulhlaup in progress, glacier lake outburst flood. This post examines the filling and emptying of Cachet Lake 2 and its impacts and the continued retreat of Colonia Glacier. The glacier is unusual in the number of lakes that are adjacent 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.