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Scientist with ablation stake

By Alaska Science Center
Scientist holding an ablation stake on glacier. These stakes are used to probe snow on a glacier to determine snow depth.
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Scientist with ablation stake on Wolverine Glacier in Alaska. Scientist probes to determine snow depth near another ablation stake. 

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Photo by Louis Sass, U.S. Geological Survey