Mauri S. Pelto
Mauri S. Pelto is a professor of environmental science at Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts and director of the North Cascades Glacier Climate Project.[1]
Work
Mauri Pelto has been studying the glaciers in the
Landsat imagery from the past and compared it to more recent imagery to make comparisons between the extent of glacial coverage over periods spanning decades.[1]
Pelto has stated that of the 756 glaciers that were identified in the North Cascades by the
U.S. Geological Survey in 1971, 53 of them had disappeared completely by 2006. Another nine are also expected to disappear if current climate patterns continue.[2] In addition, three glaciers in particular pose economic and environmental risks if they retreat much further.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Rocchio, Laura (August 27, 2013). "Meet Mauri Pelto, Glaciologist". NASA. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ Pelto, Mauri (September 2007). "Vanishing Glaciers" (PDF). Washington Trails: 1–4. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- doi:10.1002/hyp.5513. Archived from the originalon 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
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