Black Abramov
by Leo Sold
Before the fall of the Soviet Union, Abramov glacier provided one the the longest continuous glacier mass balance records, dating back to 1968. In 2011, a global research network re-established a monitoring program in cooperation with local partners. The pictures highlights the important role of surface albedo in terms of glacier ablation.
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4288 × 2848 px;
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Nikon D90
Taken on 16
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2013
Submitted on Feb. 28, 2014
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Leo Sold (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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