Glacier balance fluctuations and atmospheric circulation patterns over the Southern Alps, New Zealand

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 745-763

  Fitzharris, B B ^a   Chinn, T J ^b   Lamont, G N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Glacier balances; New Zealand; Pressure maps; Snowlines; Southern Alps

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIER BALANCE; REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN; SNOWLINE;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, SOUTHERN ALPS;

EID: 0031285301     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(19970615)17:7<745::AID-JOC160>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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