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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| 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/> '''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 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=2012-9-1}}</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.<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=2012-9-1|date=August 2011}}</ref> ] 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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Agassiz Glacier
Agassiz Glacier in 2005
Map showing the location of Agassiz GlacierMap showing the location of Agassiz GlacierAgassiz Glacier
Typecirque glacier
LocationGlacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, USA
Area256 acres (1.04 km) in 2005
Length.40 mi (0.64 km)
TerminusBare rock
StatusRetreating

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved 2012-9-1. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. "Agassiz Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-9-1. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. Kintla Peak, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-9-1. {{cite map}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. "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. Retrieved 2012-9-1. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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