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October 31, 2019
Ongoing Evolution of Fleming Glacier, Antarctica
Fleming Glacier in 2000 and 2019 Landsat images. The 2000 glacier front is marked by red arrows on the north and south margin and red dots along the front. The 2019 glacier front is marked by yellow arrows and yellow dots. During the 1980’s the glaciologic community was focused on increasing our baseline information and monitoring of Antarctic ice shelves. An understanding that ice shelves had a critical role along …
April 20, 2010
Fleming Glacier Acceleration and Retreat, Antarctica
Recent observations indicate that the Fleming Glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula which used to feed the Wordie Ice Shelf is accelerating and thinning even faster(Wendt et al, 2010) This is leading to the production of numerous tabular icebergs from the glacier front as seen below from a 2009 Google Earth image. . A is a rift that is also the ice front toward the upper right. B and C are …
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.