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February 14, 2013
Tasman Glacier Retreat Update 2013
Glacier change revealed in Landsat images from 1990 and 2015.Tasman Glacier. The red arrow indicates 1990 terminus location, the yellow arrow indicates 2015 terminus location and the purple arrow indicates upglacier thinning. Illustrates the development of a proglacial lake and a 4.5 km retreat of Tasman Glacier in the last 25 years. The New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research has been examining the changes in volume and snowline …
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.