Paper Title
DETERMINATION OF THE LIKELY DATES OF THE COMPLETE MELTING OF THE GLACIAL BASINS OF GEORGIA

Abstract
Large glacier degradation under climate change poses a significant threat to the country’s sustainable development, and the study of their retreat is considered one of the priority activities. To obtain a scientifically based answer regarding the glaciers' degradation, taking into account the impact of current climate change, it is necessary to use high-resolution satellite remote sensing (SRS). SRS allows studying glaciers for large regions with appropriate space and time resolution with the necessary detalization and accuracy. All of the mentioned allowed us to quantitatively study the dynamics of the degradation of the Georgian glacial basins, carry out a quantitative assessment of the changes in the large glaciers of Georgia, determine the nature of their retreat and determine the approximate dates of the complete melting of the large glacial basins and those glacial basins where large glaciers are not observed. Of these, it is worth noting that the melting of glaciers has a non-linear character and it is still accelerated in time; Degradation of glaciers is much faster in eastern Georgia than in its western part, which is due to the big difference in climate between these parts. Those glacial basins where no large glaciers are observed will likely completely melt in this century, and those basins where large glaciers are observed are not expected to melt completely in this century. Keywords - Georgian Glaciers, Satellite Remote Sensing, Glacial Basins Of Georgia, Climate Change.