Sunday, May 12, 2013

Retreating Glaciers

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http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/research/glacier_model.htm

The animation shows the changes in glacier, rock, lakes, and different vegetation of the Blackfoot-Jackson basin along the Continental Divide.  Gunsight Lake, Lake Ellen Wilson, and visible within the picture as well as Gunsight Pass.  

More movies and animations can be found here from the Resources for Earth  Sciences and Geography Instruction (RESGI)

USGS. "Modeled Climate-Induced Glacier Change in Glacier National Park, 1850-2100 | Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK)." Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK) | science for a changing world. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2013. <http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/research/glacier_model.htm>.

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