Browsing by Subject "Glacier Retreat"

Decadal changes in glacier parameters in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, derived from remote sensing

Racoviteanu, A.E.; Arnaud, Y.; Williams, M.W.; Ordóñez Gálvez, Juan Julio
(Cambridge University Press, 2008-06)
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We present spatial patterns of glacier fluctuations from the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, (glacier area, terminus elevations, median elevations and hypsography) at decadal timescales derived from 1970 aerial photography, 2003 ...
The freezing level in the tropical Andes, Peru: An indicator for present and future glacier extents

Schauwecker, S.; Rohrer, M.; Huggel, C.; Endries, J. L.; Montoya, N.; Neukom, R.; Perry, B.; Salzmann, N.; Schwarb, M.; Suarez, Wilson
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2017-10)
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Along with air temperatures, the freezing level height (FLH) has risen over the last decades. The mass balance of tropical glaciers in Peru is highly sensitive to a rise in the FLH, mainly due to a decrease in accumulation ...