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December 8, 2017
Muller Ice Shelf, Antarctica Retreat and Rift Zone Expansion
Muller Ice Shelf (M) in 1989 and 2017 Landsat images fed by the Antevs (A) and Bruckner Glacier (B). The ice front is shown with yellow dots with separate calving margins on either side of Humphrey Island (H). The blue arrow indicates a developing rifted zone of melange ice. The pink arrows point out icebergs among sea ice. Muller Ice Shelf is on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula …
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.