Brian Anderson

Biography

Using a knowledge of glacier dynamics, mass balance and glacier-climate interactions, we use mathematical modelling of glacier systems to investigate questions in paleoclimate science and present-day/future climate change. To monitor the rapid change glaciers in the Southern Alps/Ka Tiritiri o te Moana, we have installed timelapse cameras at four glaciers. These cameras take images every hour and, when these images are put together into short movie clips, you can see the rapid flow of the ice and the rapid retreat of the glacier terminus.

Research Interest

glacier dynamics ,mass balance , glacier-climate interactions