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April 30, 2021
Shafat Glacier Separation and Stagnation, India
Shafat Glacier in 1997 and 2020 Landsat images. 1-6 are different tributaries with the main glacier being #1. A marks the junction of #1 and #6. Shafat Glacier occupies the northeast flank of Nun Kun Peak in Ladakh India and drains into the Suru valley. The main valley glacier (1) has been fed by a decreasing number of tributaries. Shukla et al (2020) identified an increase in annual temperature has …
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.