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June 12, 2012
Tiningnilik Glacier Lake, Greenland
Tininglilik ( also-Tininnilik) is a glacier dammed lake onn the southern margin of the Sarqardliup Sermia 30 km south of Jakobshavn Glacier. I first examined this lake during the UMaine research program on Jakobshavn in 1985. The lake periodically drains and refills over an approximate 10 year period. The lake has an area of 43 square kilometers when full and 20 km2 when empty, each emptying phase releases 2-3 cubic …
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.