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April 26, 2017
Fasset Glacier, Alaska Retreats from Tanis Lake
Fasset Glacier in 1987 and 2016 Landsat images. Red arrow indicates glacier front in 1987, pink arrows indicates areas where glacier retreat has exposed rock/bare ground and purple dots indicate snowline. Fasset Glacier drains west from The Brabazon Range near Yakutat and had terminated in Tanis Lake for the entire 20th century. (Truessel et al 2013) and Truessel et al (2015) note the rapid retreat and thinning of nearby Yakutat Glacier. …
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.