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September 4, 2010
Humboldt Glacier Retreat, Greenland
Humboldt Glacier in northwest Greenland terminates in a 100 km wide calving front in the sea. This is the longest such calving front in Greenland, capturing our imagination for potential havoc. The lack of confining topography prevents the development of the strong ice stream flow we see on Jakobshavn Glacier or the weaker ice stream flow of Petermann Glacier and its subsequent long floating tongue. Humboldt Glacier’s unique calving front …
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.