Regional cooling caused recent New Zealand glacier advances in a period of global warming

Andrew N. Mackintosh; Brian M. Anderson; Andrew M. Lorrey; James A. Renwick; Prisco Frei; Sam M. Dean

doi:10.1038/ncomms14202

Nature Communications (Feb 2017)

Regional cooling caused recent New Zealand glacier advances in a period of global warming

Andrew N. Mackintosh,
Brian M. Anderson,
Andrew M. Lorrey,
James A. Renwick,
Prisco Frei,
Sam M. Dean

Affiliations

Andrew N. Mackintosh: Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington
Brian M. Anderson: Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington
Andrew M. Lorrey: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
James A. Renwick: School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington
Prisco Frei: Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington
Sam M. Dean: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14202
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Many New Zealand glaciers advanced during recent global warming, bucking a worldwide trend of glacier retreat. Here, the authors show that these glacier advances were forced by a sequence of unusually cool years in the New Zealand region, rather than a period of increased precipitation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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