You are browsing the archive for romanzof mountain glacier melt Archives - From a Glacier's Perspective.
April 22, 2012
Romanzof Glacier Retreat. Brooks Range, Alaska
In the Romanzof Mts. Brooks Range, Alaska McCall Glacier and Okpilak Glacier have been the main focus of research. These glaciers are much smaller than glaciers in southern Alaska, as the region has much more limited amounts of snowfall. The University of Alaska-Fairbanks have focused on McCall Glacier average rate of thinning increased between 1956–93 and 1993–2002, averaging 0.4 m/year for the entire period. The primary region of thinning was …
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.