Product Details
- Product Number
- 13437
- Series
- PP-1386-H
- Scale
- NO SCALE
- Alternate ID
- 16-1386H
- ISBN
- 978-0-607-71457-9
- Authors
- EDITED, WILLIAMS, RICHARD S JR
- Version Date
- 01/01/1989
- Countries
- New Zealand
- Media
- Paper
- Format
- Bound
Additional Details
- Description
- In New Zealand, approximately 3,155 glaciers occur along the crest of the Southern Alps, South Island, and 6 glaciers are present on Mount Ruapehu, North Island. The total area covered is about 1,159 km2, with an estimated volume of 53.3 km3. In 1859, the first observations were made of New Zealand's glaciers; in 1889, the first precise measurements were carried out, although modern glaciological studies were not begun until the 1950's. Because of limitations in spatial resolution of the sensors, Landsat images were found to be useful only for monitoring changes in the largest glaciers and in the position of the transient snowline.
- Survey Date
- 1989
- Print Date
- 1995
- Two Sided
- No
- Pieces
- 1
- Languages
- English
Related Items
Glaciers of North America-Glaciers of Alaska, Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the World-USGS Numbered Series
Glaciers of Europe, Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the World-USGS Numbered Series
Glaciers of Greenland; Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the World-USGS Numbered Series
Glaciers of Middle East, Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the World-USGS Numbered Series