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March 23, 2020
Yalik Glacier, Alaska Retreat and Lake Expansion 1986-2019
Yalik Glacier (Y) in 1986 and 2019 Landsat images. Red arrow is the 1986 terminus location and yellow arrow the 2019 terminus location. Petrof Glacier (P) is the western neighbor. Yalik Glacier drains an icefield on the Kenai Peninsula, glaciers draining east are in the Kenai Fjords National Park, which has a monitoring program. From 1950-2005 all 27 glaciers in the Kenai Icefield region examined retreated (Giffen et al 2014). Yalik Glacier …
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.