Response of a mid-latitude cirque glacier to climate over the last two decades: Mangaehuehu Glacier, Mt Ruapehu

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1973-1980

  Brook, Martin S ^a   Dean, Josh F ^b   Keys, Harry J R ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation; Climate change; Glacier; Mid latitude; Mt Ruapehu

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE WARMING; GLACIER FLUCTUATIONS; INTER-DECADAL PACIFIC OSCILLATIONS; KEY CONTROL; MASS GAIN; MID-LATITUDE; MIDLATITUDES; MOUNTAIN GLACIERS; MT RUAPEHU; SEASON TEMPERATURE; SOUTHERN ANNULAR MODE; SURFACE AREA;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; METEOROLOGY; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

GLACIERS;

EID: 80054923435     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.2195     Document Type: Letter

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