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'''Agassiz Glacier''' is in [[Glacier National Park (U.S.)|Glacier National Park]] in the U.S. state of [[Montana]]. It is named after [[Louis Agassiz]], a Swiss-American glaciologist. The glacier is situated in a [[cirque]] to the southeast of [[Kintla Peak]] west of the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|Continental Divide]].<ref name=topo>{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Kintla Peak, MT|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.93390&lon=-114.15784&datum=nad83&zoom=4|accessdate=2012-09-01}}</ref> Agassiz Glacier is one of several glaciers that have been selected for monitoring by the [[U.S. Geological Survey]]'s Glacier Monitoring Research program, which is researching changes to the [[Glacier mass balance|mass balance]] of glaciers in and surrounding Glacier National Park. |
'''Agassiz Glacier''' is in [[Glacier National Park (U.S.)|Glacier National Park]] in the U.S. state of [[Montana]]. It is named after [[Louis Agassiz]], a Swiss-American glaciologist. The glacier is situated in a [[cirque]] to the southeast of [[Kintla Peak]] west of the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|Continental Divide]].<ref name=topo>{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Kintla Peak, MT|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.93390&lon=-114.15784&datum=nad83&zoom=4|accessdate=2012-09-01}}</ref> Agassiz Glacier is one of several glaciers that have been selected for monitoring by the [[U.S. Geological Survey]]'s Glacier Monitoring Research program, which is researching changes to the [[Glacier mass balance|mass balance]] of glaciers in and surrounding Glacier National Park. |
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The glacier is being monitored using remote sensing equipment and [[repeat photography]], where images of the glacier are taken from identical locations periodically.<ref>{{cite web|title=Monitoring and Assessing Glacier Changes and Their Associated Hydrologic and Ecologic Effects in Glacier National Park|url=http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/research/Secondary_Network.htm|work=Secondary Glacier Network|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=2012-09-01|date=August 2011}}</ref> [[Dendrochronology|Tree ring]] samples have also been used previously to determine the extent of glacier retreat. Between 1966 and 2005, Agassiz Glacier lost a third of its surface area.<ref name=NOROCK/> |
The glacier is being monitored using remote sensing equipment and [[repeat photography]], where images of the glacier are taken from identical locations periodically.<ref>{{cite web|title=Monitoring and Assessing Glacier Changes and Their Associated Hydrologic and Ecologic Effects in Glacier National Park |url=http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/research/Secondary_Network.htm |work=Secondary Glacier Network |publisher=United States Geological Survey |accessdate=2012-09-01 |date=August 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217124022/http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/research/Secondary_Network.htm |archivedate=December 17, 2007 |df=mdy }}</ref> [[Dendrochronology|Tree ring]] samples have also been used previously to determine the extent of glacier retreat. Between 1966 and 2005, Agassiz Glacier lost a third of its surface area.<ref name=NOROCK/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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 Agassiz Glacier in 2005 | |
  Agassiz Glacier Location in Montana | |
| Type | cirque glacier |
| Location | Glacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, U.S. |
| Area | 256 acres (1.04 km2) in 2005[1] |
| Length | .40 mi (0.64 km) |
| Terminus | Bare rock |
| Status | Retreating |
Agassiz Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. It is named after Louis Agassiz, a Swiss-American glaciologist. The glacier is situated in a cirque to the southeast of Kintla Peak west of the Continental Divide.[3] Agassiz Glacier is one of several glaciers that have been selected for monitoring by the U.S. Geological Survey's Glacier Monitoring Research program, which is researching changes to the mass balance of glaciers in and surrounding Glacier National Park.
The glacier is being monitored using remote sensing equipment and repeat photography, where images of the glacier are taken from identical locations periodically.[4] Tree ring samples have also been used previously to determine the extent of glacier retreat. Between 1966 and 2005, Agassiz Glacier lost a third of its surface area.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ^ "Agassiz Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ^ Kintla Peak, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ^ "Monitoring and Assessing Glacier Changes and Their Associated Hydrologic and Ecologic Effects in Glacier National Park". Secondary Glacier Network. United States Geological Survey. August 2011. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
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