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January 17, 2017
Erasmo Glacier, Chile Terminus Collapse
Erasmo Glacier, Chile, comparison in 1987 and 2016 Landsat images. The red arrow indicates the 2016 terminus and the yellow arrow the 1987 terminus location. Purple dots indicate the snowline and purple arrows locations of upglacier thinning. Cerro Erasmo at 46 degrees South latitude is a short distance north of the Northern Patagonia Icefield and is host to a number of glaciers the largest of which flow northwest from the …
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.