Stream temperature dynamics within a New Zealand glacierized river basin

River Research and Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-89

  Cadbury, S L ^a   Hannah, D M ^a   Milner, A M ^a,b   Pearson, C P ^c   Brown, L E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glacier; Groundwater; Hyporheic zone; New Zealand; River stream temperature; Snowmelt; Streambed; Water column

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DISCHARGE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIER; HILLSLOPE; HYPORHEIC ZONE; MELTWATER; RIVER BASIN; RUNOFF; SNOWMELT; STREAM BED; STREAMFLOW; WATER COLUMN; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 38549168512     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1048     Document Type: Article

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