A Steady-State Mass-Balance Model For The Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand: Testing And Application

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-54

  Alexander, David J ^a   Davies, Tim R ^b   Shulmeister, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Equilibrium terminus position; Glacier response; Mass balance; Spreadsheet; Waiho Loop

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; ICE FLOW; MORAINE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SHEAR STRESS;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 79952085495     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: 14680459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0459.2011.00003.x     Document Type: Article

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