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June 12, 2020
Vilkitskogo Glacier, Novaya Zemlya Retreat Releases Islands 1990-2020
Vilkitskogo Glacier North (VN) and South (VS) terminus in 1990 and 2020 Landsat images. Terminus in 1990 ends on an island forming. Red arrow is 1990 terminus, yellow arrow is the 2020 terminus. The 2020 image is from early June and shows low snowpack for so early in summer. Vilkitskogo Glacier has two termini that had just separated in Vilkitsky Bay in 1990. The glacier flows from the Northern …
January 30, 2018
Franz Josef Islands Separate due to Glacier Retreat
Hall Island (left) and Littrow Island (right) in 2002 and 2017 Landsat images. The islands are connected by glacier in 2002 between the black arrows. The blue arrows indicate glacier flow. In 2017 the glacier connection has failed and Nordenskjold Strait has formed. Hall and Littrow Island are two islands in the southern part of Franz Josef Land, Russia that have until 2016 been connected by glacier. Sharov et al …
March 30, 2015
Leroux Bay Glacier Retreat-Island Formation, Antarctic Peninsula
Leroux Bay is on the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in Graham Land. Numerous glacier drain from the Antarctic Peninsula into the ocean along this coast, and as they retreat the coastline is changing.
November 17, 2013
Steenstrup Glacier Retreat, New Island Generation NW Greenland
Steenstrup Glacier is located at 75.2 N in Northwest Greeland. The glacier terminates on a series of headlands and islands, the glacier immediatley to the south is Kjer Glacier. The boundary between Steenstrup Gletscher and Kjer Glacier is Red Head, Steenstrup Glacier’s northern margin is at Cape Seddon. Here we examine changes in the terminus position of Steenstrup and Kjer Glacier from 1999 to 2013. The retreat of the 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.