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April 20, 2018
Lago Cholila, Argentina Headwaters Glacier Retreat Lake Formation
Changes in four glacier at the headwaters of Rio Tigre, Argentina in 1987 and 2017 Landsat images. The red arrow indicate the 1987 terminus position and the yellow arrow the 2017 terminus position. Glaciers form the headwaters for Lago Cholila which drains into Futaleufu River in west central Argentina . Davies and Glasser (2012) mapped the glaciers in the Hornopiren region just to the northwest and Parque Nacionale Corcovado just to the …
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.