Atmospheric controls on summer ablation over Brewster Glacier, New Zealand

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2033-2048

  Gillett, Sarah ^a   Cullen, Nicolas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ablation; Degree day; Energy balance; Glacier; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CONTROLS; ATMOSPHERIC PROCESS; AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATIONS; CLOSE PROXIMITY; DEGREE-DAY; DEGREE-DAY MODEL; ENERGY BALANCE MODELS; ENERGY SOURCE; NET RADIATION; NEW ZEALAND; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SOURCE OF ENERGY; SOURCES OF ENERGY; SYNOPTIC CONDITIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ENERGY BALANCE; GLACIERS; HEAT FLUX; LATENT HEAT; RAIN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

ABLATION;

ADVECTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ENERGY BALANCE; GLACIER; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MICROMETEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SUMMER; TURBULENT FLOW;

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

EID: 80054908503     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2216     Document Type: Article

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