Kennicott Glacier has been retreating for years now, leaving a lake behind. The
National Park Service funded us to do a comprehensive radar survey
to get a better idea how big this lake will eventually become. Answer:
big.
We have done radar from airplanes, but a good way to cover the glacier more densely is to use a helicopter based system. It is quite a monstrosity!
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Lift off!
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We also got some measurements from the nearby Nizina Glacier, another glacier retreating into its own lake
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The old mining town of Kennicott
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The Chugach Mountains with the lower Kennicott Glacier in the foreground
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