From a Glacier's Perspective

March 2, 2021

Nellie Juan Glacier Loses Contact with Contact Glacier, Alaska

Nellie Juan Glacier (NJ) and Contact Glacier (C) in 1986 and 2020 Landsat images. Red arrow is the 1986 terminus location of both glaciers. Yellow arrow marks the terminus location in 2020 after glacier separation and purple dots mark the upper limit of Contact glacier at that time. Nellie Juan Glacier is a tidewater outlet glacier of the Sargent Icefield, Alaska. Just after 1935 the glacier retreated from moraine shoal …

September 23, 2020

Ellsworth Glacier, Alaska Calves Major Iceberg in 2020

Ellsworth Glacier in Landsat images from 2018, 2019 and 2020. Red arrow is the 2016 terminus location, yellow arrow is the 2020 termins location, pink arrow is the rift, purple dots is the snowline, iceberg is Point A. Glacier retreated 2.4 km, main iceberg 1 km2 Ellsworth Glacier is a valley glacier draining south from Sargent Icefield on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. Along with the Excelsior Glacier it has been the longest …

April 29, 2019

Excelsior Glacier, Alaska Retreat Leads to Lake Doubling in Size

Excelsior Glacier retreat from 1994 to 2018 in Landsat images from 1994, 2011 and 2018. The red arrow is the 1994 terminus location and the yellow arrow is the 2018 terminus location. Point A and B are on the south and northwest side of the eastern tributary of the glacier. Excelsior Glacier is an outlet glacier of the Sargent Icefield, on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska, that has terminated in …

July 20, 2017

Ellsworth Glacier Retreat & Lake Expansion, Alaska

Ellsworth Glacier in 1989 and 2016 Landsat images. Upper yellow arrow marks the west terminus in 2016 and the lower yellow the 2016 east margin. Purple dots mark the snowline and purple arrows tributaries from the east that are thinning and disconnecting. Orange arrow marks icebergs in the lake. Ellsworth Glacier is a valley glacier draining south from Sargent Icefield on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. Along with the Excelsior Glacier it …