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October 4, 2021
Blackfoot and Jackson Glacier, Montana Lack Accumulation Zone in 2021
Jackson and Blackfoot Glacier in late August and early September Sentinel 2 false color images. Point A indicates exposed ice showing annual layers. Point B indicates exposed firn that had been retained through previous summers. The gray color of the firn indicates how dirty it is and that its albedo would enhance melting. The yellow arrow indicates the one patch of retained snow in 2021 on Blackfoot Glacier with no …
August 31, 2017
Blackfoot Glacier, Glacier National Park Slow Recession Indicates Persistence
Comparison of Blackfoot Glacier in August Landsat images from 1998, 2015 and 2017 Blackfoot Glacier is the second largest glacier in Glacier National Park in Montana. The glacier is on the north side of Mount Blackfoot and is close to two other glaciers Harrison and Jackson. Glacier National Park over the last decade has initiated and maintained an extensive glacier monitoring program led by Dan Fagre. This program has led …
Dean of Academic Affairs at Nichols College and Professor of Environmental Science at Nichols College in Massachusetts since 1989. Glaciologist directing the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project since 1984. This project monitors the mass balance and behavior of more glaciers than any other in North America.