Observed surface snowmelt at high elevation in the Southern Alps of New Zealand

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2005, Pages 163-168

  Cutler, Eryn S ^a   Fitzharris, Blair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; SNOWMELT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHERN ALPS;

EID: 30944467258     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756405781813447     Document Type: Article

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