Belcher Glacier: Time Lapse Camera D

This video was produced from a sequence of still frame images of a crevasse field in the middle section of the Belcher Glacier on Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada. The goal of this time lapse project is to monitor the evolution of the surface hydrology on the glacier. The video starts on May 2, 2007 and ends on Aug. 8, 2007. Near the middle of the video sequence, during the warmest period of summer melt, a small lake forms in a depression on the glacier surface. The lake reaches a maximum size at 12:00pm on July 2, and then completely drains in 6 hours. Streams continue to carry water down to this area, but the lake does not reform, suggesting that a drainage route into the glacial ice has opened.
The Belcher Glacier is the focus of the Canadian IPY: GLACIODYN Project. For more information, please visit: http://people.uleth.ca/~sarah.boon/IPY_page/index.html

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Glacier
• Arctic
• IPY
• Time
• Lapse
• Photography
• Canada

[RangieNZ]

Very difficult to understand with the shots at different times of day. Should probably have only included shots from a certain time of day, the changes can be seen. It almost looks like a strobe and your eyes just can't see the changes.