Sperry Glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana 2006

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Sperry Glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana
2006
Rebecca S. Franklin Laboratory of Tree-Ring
Research Geosciences Global Change Minor
Leptodactylon pungens
I use herbchronology (dendrochronology of
roots) to determine the rate of recent glacial
retreat in alpine glaciers. This allows us to
understand the dynamics of above treeline
glaciers and make predictions of future glacial
activity based on this highly temporally resolved
record.