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September 20, 2022
Nizkiy Glacier, Novaya Zemlya Embayment Drains via Terminus Breach
Nizkiy Glacier in Sentinel images from July 15 and Sept. 17 2022, before and after the breach of the terminus. Point A-D indicate emerging land due to falling water level as the embayment drains. The former outlet (O) is also noted. Nizkiy Glacier is on the west coast of the island reaching the Barents Sea Coast. Carr et al (2014) identified an average retreat rate of 52 meters/year for tidewater …
May 25, 2017
Nizkiy Glacier Embayment Expands Island Forms, Novaya Zemlya
Nizkiy Glacier in 1990 and 2016 Landsat images. red arrows indicate locations of the 1990 terminus and yellow arrows the 2016 terminus. Purple arrow indicates an expanding bedrock rib amidst the glacier and purple dots indicate the snowline. Nizkiy Glacier is on the west coast of the island reaching the Barents Sea Coast. The glaciers of northern Novaya Zemlya, Russia are truly generally out of sight out of mind. There remoteness and …
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.