A hand-dug snow pit on Sperry Glacier
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From a hand-dug snow pit, a researcher samples cores of surface snow at Sperry Glacier to determine snow density, a measure needed to calculate glacier mass balance.
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Sperry Glacier
Sperry Glacier is located along the Continental Divide within Glacier National Park, Montana. It represents the midlatitude continental or transitional climate. Glacier observations began at this site in 2005.
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Sperry Glacier is located along the Continental Divide within Glacier National Park, Montana. It represents the midlatitude continental or transitional climate. Glacier observations began at this site in 2005.