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March 1, 2017
Trinity-Wykeham Glacier Retreat, Causing Separation, Ellesmere Is. Canada
Trinity (T) and Wykeham (W) Glacier in 1999 and 2016 Landsat images. Red arrow indicates 1999 margin, yellow arrow 2016 margin, yellow dots the actual ice front. Trinity (T) and Wykeham (W) Glacier flow east from Ellesmere Island into a fjord off of Nares Strait. Until recently the two have been joined just before the terminus. Millan et al (2017) observed glaciers in the region. They noted a change in ice …
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.