Subglacial drainage system structure and morphology of Brewster G!acier, New Zealand

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 384-396

  Willis, Ian ^a   Lawson, Wendy ^b   Owens, Ian ^b   Jacobel, Bob ^c   Autridge, Jenny ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Professional Engineering Planning Management Services   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model; Dye tracing; Glacier hydrology; Hydraulic potential; New Zealand; Subglacial drainage

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; FORESTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIERS; HYDRAULICS; ICE; LOCATION; SURVEYING; WATER;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DYE TRACING; GLACIER HYDROLOGY; HYDRAULIC POTENTIAL; NEW ZEALAND; SUBGLACIAL DRAINAGE;

DRAINAGE;

DATA SET; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DRAINAGE NETWORK; DYE TRACER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW VELOCITY; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIER FLOW; GPS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HYDRAULICS; ICE COVER; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; BREWSTER GLACIER; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND];

EID: 61749096041     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7146     Document Type: Article

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