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| '''Agassiz Glacier''' is located in the ] of ] in ]. It is named after ], a Swiss-American glaciologist. The glacier is situated in a ] to the southeast of ] west of the ].<ref>{{cite web| title =USGS Kintla Peak (MT) Topo Map| work =| publisher =TopoQuest| date =| url =http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=48.93576&lon=-114.16265&size=l&u=6&datum=nad83&layer=DRG| format =Map| accessdate = 2008-07-04}}</ref> Agassiz Glacier is one of several glaciers that have been selected for monitoring by the ]'s Glacier Monitoring Research program, which is researching changes to the ] of glaciers in and surrounding Glacier National Park. The glacier is being monitored using remote sensing equipment and ], where images of the glacier are taken from identical locations periodically. ] samples have also been used previously to determine the extent of glacier retreat.<ref>{{cite web| last = | year = 2007| url = http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/research/Secondary_Network.htm| title = Monitoring and Assessing Glacier Changes and Their Associated Hydrologic and Ecologic Effects in Glacier National Park | publisher = U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center| accessdate = 2008-01-19}}</ref> Between 1966 and 2005, Agassiz Glacier lost a third of its surface area.<ref name=NOROCK/> | '''Agassiz Glacier''' is located in the ] of ] in ]. It is named after ], a Swiss-American glaciologist. The glacier is situated in a ] to the southeast of ] west of the ].<ref>{{cite web| title =USGS Kintla Peak (MT) Topo Map| work =| publisher =TopoQuest| date =| url =http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=48.93576&lon=-114.16265&size=l&u=6&datum=nad83&layer=DRG| format =Map| accessdate = 2008-07-04}}</ref> Agassiz Glacier is one of several glaciers that have been selected for monitoring by the ]'s Glacier Monitoring Research program, which is researching changes to the ] of glaciers in and surrounding Glacier National Park. The glacier is being monitored using remote sensing equipment and ], where images of the glacier are taken from identical locations periodically. ] samples have also been used previously to determine the extent of glacier retreat.<ref>{{cite web| last = | year = 2007| url = http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/research/Secondary_Network.htm| title = Monitoring and Assessing Glacier Changes and Their Associated Hydrologic and Ecologic Effects in Glacier National Park | publisher = U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center| accessdate = 2008-01-19| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20071217124022/http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/research/Secondary_Network.htm| archivedate= 17 December 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Between 1966 and 2005, Agassiz Glacier lost a third of its surface area.<ref name=NOROCK/> | ||
| ==Cited references== | ==Cited references== | ||
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| Agassiz Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Agassiz Glacier in 2005 | |
| Type | cirque glacier |
| Location | Glacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, USA |
| Coordinates | 48°55′58″N 114°09′34″W / 48.93278°N 114.15944°W / 48.93278; -114.15944 |
| Area | 256 acres (1.04 km) in 2005 |
| Length | .35 miles (.56 km) |
| Terminus | Bare rock |
| Status | Retreating |
Agassiz Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park (U.S.). 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. 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. 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.
Cited references
- "Agassiz Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (pdf). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- "USGS Kintla Peak (MT) Topo Map" (Map). TopoQuest. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- "Monitoring and Assessing Glacier Changes and Their Associated Hydrologic and Ecologic Effects in Glacier National Park". U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
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