Brief communication: A framework to classify glaciers for water resource evaluation and management in the Southern Andes
<p>Over the last 2 decades the importance of Andean glaciers, particularly as water resources, has been recognized in both scientific literature and the public sphere. This has led to the inclusion of glaciers in the environmental impact assessment and the development of glacier protection law...
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| description | <p>Over the last 2 decades the importance of Andean
glaciers, particularly as water resources, has been recognized in both
scientific literature and the public sphere. This has led to the
inclusion of glaciers in the environmental impact assessment and the
development of glacier protection laws in both Chile and Argentina. However,
these laws are limited in their ability to protect, manage, and monitor
water resources as they do not differentiate between glacier types. We
propose three glacier categories that aim to group glaciers based on their
sensitivity to environmental changes as a framework that could be adopted to
match the level of protection to the current and future needs of society, be
region-specific, and evolve through time. Finally, we review both
national inventories with respect to this classification to facilitate the
evaluation and/or management of water resources.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6529d68a05284eedba836fb4d3e0f2452022-12-22T00:40:49ZengCopernicus PublicationsThe Cryosphere1994-04161994-04242022-05-01161779179110.5194/tc-16-1779-2022Brief communication: A framework to classify glaciers for water resource evaluation and management in the Southern AndesN. Schaffer0S. MacDonell1S. MacDonell2Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA), ULS – Campus Andrés Bello, Raúl Bitrán 1305, La Serena, ChileCentro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA), ULS – Campus Andrés Bello, Raúl Bitrán 1305, La Serena, ChileWaterways Centre for Freshwater Research, Lincoln University and the University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Ōtautahi / Christchurch, New Zealand<p>Over the last 2 decades the importance of Andean glaciers, particularly as water resources, has been recognized in both scientific literature and the public sphere. This has led to the inclusion of glaciers in the environmental impact assessment and the development of glacier protection laws in both Chile and Argentina. However, these laws are limited in their ability to protect, manage, and monitor water resources as they do not differentiate between glacier types. We propose three glacier categories that aim to group glaciers based on their sensitivity to environmental changes as a framework that could be adopted to match the level of protection to the current and future needs of society, be region-specific, and evolve through time. Finally, we review both national inventories with respect to this classification to facilitate the evaluation and/or management of water resources.</p>https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/16/1779/2022/tc-16-1779-2022.pdf |
| spellingShingle | N. Schaffer S. MacDonell S. MacDonell Brief communication: A framework to classify glaciers for water resource evaluation and management in the Southern Andes The Cryosphere |
| title | Brief communication: A framework to classify glaciers for water resource evaluation and management in the Southern Andes |
| title_full | Brief communication: A framework to classify glaciers for water resource evaluation and management in the Southern Andes |
| title_fullStr | Brief communication: A framework to classify glaciers for water resource evaluation and management in the Southern Andes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brief communication: A framework to classify glaciers for water resource evaluation and management in the Southern Andes |
| title_short | Brief communication: A framework to classify glaciers for water resource evaluation and management in the Southern Andes |
| title_sort | brief communication a framework to classify glaciers for water resource evaluation and management in the southern andes |
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