The contemporary retreat of tasman glacier, southern alps, new zealand, and the evolution of tasman proglacial lake since ad 2000

Erdkunde

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-154

  Dykes, Robert C ^a   Brook, Martin S ^b   Winkler, Stefan ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Environment and Planning   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Calving; Debris cover; New Zealand; Recession: 21st century; Tasman glacier

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS AVALANCHE; GLACIER RETREAT; ICEBERG; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; VOLUME;

ALPS; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; TASMAN GLACIER;

EID: 78650204586     PISSN: 00140015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.2010.02.03     Document Type: Article

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