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February 15, 2018
Gora Gvandra Glaciers, Caucasus Mountains, No Accumulation Zone in 2017
Comparison of glaciers around Gora Gvandra, Caucasus Mountians in 1985 and 2017 Landsat images. G=Gvandra Glacier, D=Dalar galcier, DN =North Dalari Glacier, S=Sakeni Glacier and M=Morde Glacier. Gora Gvandra Mountain is southwest of Mount Elbrus of the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia and is surrounded by a group of glaciers that in recent years have not exhibited an accumulation zone. Stokes et al (2006) note that 94% of Caucasus Mountain glaciers retreated …
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.