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Records of terminus positions for the 1960s to 1980s have been obtained for 51 glaciers in the Greater Caucasus Mountains between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea, between latitude 40° and 44° N and longitude 40° and 49° E. These records have been analyzed as percentage of glaciers observed retreating, advancing, and stationary, displayed as a five-year moving average. The main result is the absence of the clear trend towards glacier advance found in the Alps between the 1960s and 1980s by both Patzelt (1985) and Wood (1988), suggesting a phase difference in the climates of the Alps and the Caucasus. [Key words: glaciers, glaciology, Greater Caucasus Mountains, Alps.]
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