Learning about Glaciers
Educational Sites
- The following are educational web sites developed by glacier researchers at PSU. In some instances copies of these sites exist on National Park web sites. The links listed below are directed to the original copies located on the PSU glacier web sites.
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- Glacier simulations on-line
- Glacier Rephotography of the American West
- Glacier change in the Upper Skagit River Basin
- Mt. Rainier: Glaciers and Glacier Change
- Rocky Mountain National Park: Glaciers and Glacier Change
Topic index
An index of specific modules that address specific questions you may have about glaciers. All these modules are parts of the sites listed above.
Glaciers
| What is a glacier? | |
| What types exist? | |
| Where are the glaciers in the Western United States? | Glacier rephotography of the American West |
| How and why do glaciers move? |
How glaciers shape landscapes
| How do glaciers erode, transport, and deposit sediment | |
| What types of landforms do glaciers produce and how do they do so? |
Ice ages
| What is an ice age? | |
| What is the Pleistocene? | |
| What is the little ice age? | |
| How have glaciers changed in North America since the Pleistocene? | Glacier timeline of RMNP - RMNP: Glaciers and Glacier Change |
Glacier and climate change
| How have glaciers in the western United States changed since the end of the 19th century? | Glacier rephotography of the American West |
| What has caused these changes? | |
| Why do different glaciers change at different rates? | Module 3 - Glacier Simulations On-line |
Glaciers and stream flow
| What role do glaciers have in watersheds? | |
| How does glacier change impact stream flow? |
Glacier research
| What type of research is taking place in national parks in the western United States? | |
| How is this research being conducted? |