Abstract
Field Observations supplemented with Google Earth imagery illustrates the significant retreat of all ten major Mount Baker Glaciers between 1984 and 2014. All but the Sholes Glacier advanced from 1950 to 1979, Sholes Glacier was stable during this period. The average retreat has been 380 m during the last 35 years.
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Pelto, M. (2015). Individual Glacier Behavior. In: Climate Driven Retreat of Mount Baker Glaciers and Changing Water Resources. SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22605-7_6
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