GRINNELL GLACIER STUDIES, A PROGRESS REPORT AS RELATED TO CLIMATE

Abstract

Efforts to obtain data affecting the behavior of Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park, are described. Some of the data so far observed, which include precipitation, temperature, runoff from the glacier basin, and actual surveys of the ice body, are tabulated. The possibility that observations to date point toward a renewal of glacier activity in the Northwest is developed. Recent trends toward cooler weather in the northwestern parts of Europe and North America, and wetter weather as well in the case of northwestern North America, are discussed.