Flow and mixing near a glacier tongue: a pilot study

Stevens, C. L.; Stewart, C. L.; Robinson, N. J.; Williams, M. J. M.; Haskell, T. G.

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Flow and mixing near a glacier tongue: a pilot study

C. L. Stevens, C. L. Stewart, N. J. Robinson, M. J. M. Williams, and T. G. Haskell

C. L. Stevens

National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Greta Point Wellington, New Zealand

C. L. Stewart

National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Greta Point Wellington, New Zealand

N. J. Robinson

National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Greta Point Wellington, New Zealand

University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

M. J. M. Williams

National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Greta Point Wellington, New Zealand

T. G. Haskell

Industrial Research Ltd. (IRL), Gracefield Lower Hutt, New Zealand

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