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Research article
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17 Oct 2020
Research article |
| 17 Oct 2020
| 17 Oct 2020
Variability in glacier albedo and links to annual mass balance for the gardens of Eden and Allah, Southern Alps, New Zealand
Angus J. Dowson
School of Geography, University of Otago, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
National School of Surveying, University of Otago, Dunedin, 9016, New
Zealand
Pascal Sirguey
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
National School of Surveying, University of Otago, Dunedin, 9016, New
Zealand
Nicolas J. Cullen
School of Geography, University of Otago, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
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- Changes in Snow Surface Albedo and Radiative Forcing in the Chilean Central Andes Measured by In Situ and Remote Sensing Data L. Figueroa-Villanueva et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15183198
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- Global glacier albedo changes in the 21st century revealed by MODIS and CMIP6 models Y. Xiao et al. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2026.2681373
- A decade of surface meteorology and radiation fluxes at Brewster Glacier in the Southern Alps of New Zealand B. Abrahim et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7323
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- Pan-Alpine glacier phenology reveals lowering albedo and increase in ablation season length B. Di Mauro & D. Fugazza https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2022.113119
- Correspondence Among Mid‐Latitude Glacier Equilibrium Line Altitudes, Atmospheric Temperatures, and Westerly Wind Fields A. Audet et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099897
- Development of adaptive phenology metrics based on MODIS albedo and temperature observations and its global-scale assessment for glacier mass balance monitoring C. Xin & Y. Sheng https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2025.2549537
- Dependence of Avalanche Risk on Slope Insolation Level and Albedo N. Denissova et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16050556
- Hydrological control of the surging behaviour of the Ghujerab River Head Glacier, Karakoram (2019–2023): Insights from high-temporal-resolution remote sensing monitoring J. Mu et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2024.101768
- Global glacier albedo trends over 2000–2022: Drivers and implications F. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accre.2025.03.002
- Use of ablation-season albedo as an indicator of annual mass balance of four glaciers in the Tien Shan X. Yue et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.974739
- Unveiling Glacier Mass Balance: Albedo Aggregation Insights for Austrian and Norwegian Glaciers F. Ye et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16111914
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Short summary
Satellite observations over 19 years are used to characterise the spatial and temporal variability of surface albedo across the gardens of Eden and Allah, two of New Zealand’s largest ice fields. The variability in response of individual glaciers reveals the role of topographic setting and suggests that glaciers in the Southern Alps do not behave as a single climatic unit. There is evidence that the timing of the minimum surface albedo has shifted to later in the summer on 10 of the 12 glaciers.
Satellite observations over 19 years are used to characterise the spatial and temporal...
