Images from Kazbek, Central Caucasus

Kazbek region, Caucasus (autumn 2007 field trip)

(1) International Space Station photo of the Kazbek region, Central Caucasus (2) Kolka glacier cirque in autumn 2007. Refilling of the valley glacier sheared off in September 2002.
(3) Deposits of the Kolka/Karmadon September 2002 rock-ice avalanche at Karmadon in spring 2003. (4) Deposits of the Kolka/Karmadon September 2002 rock-ice avalanche at Karmadon in autumn 2007.
ALOS PRISM satellite image of autumn 2006 of (2) above. ALOS PRISM satellite image of autumn 2006 of (3) and (4) above.
ASTER satellite image of the September 2002 rock-ice avalanche at Kolka/Karmadon, Russian Caucasus.

 

Published Mar. 3, 2011 2:40 PM