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September 13, 2012
Des Poilus Glacier Retreat, British Columbia
Des Poilus Glacier, British Columbia is at the southwest corner of the Wapta Icefield in Yoho National Park. The glacier flow south at a relatively low slope from the slopes of Mt. Des Poilus. The glacier retreated 500 m, a rate of 15-18 m/year, from 1950-1980. In this post we examine the continued retreat and development of a new lake at the terminus of the glacier using Landsat imagery from …
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.