The end of the eternal snows: Integrative mapping of 100 years of glacier retreat in the Venezuelan Andes
Venezuela will soon become the first Andean country to lose all of its glaciers, as the “eternal snows” of the Sierra Nevada de Mérida (SNM) disappear. Although documentation of glacier retreat in Venezuela commenced over a century ago, an updated reconstruction at sufficient spatial resolution is w...
Main Authors: | Nerio Ramírez, Alejandra Melfo, Lynn M. Resler, Luis D. Llambí |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-01-01
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Series: | Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2020.1822728 |
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