Glacier changes and climate trends derived from multiple sources in the data scarce Cordillera Vilcanota region, southern Peruvian Andes
The role of glaciers as temporal water reservoirs is particularly pronounced in the (outer) tropics because of the very distinct wet/dry seasons. Rapid glacier retreat caused by climatic changes is thus a major concern, and decision makers demand urgently for regional/local glacier evolution trends,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-01-01
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| Series: | The Cryosphere |
| Online Access: | http://www.the-cryosphere.net/7/103/2013/tc-7-103-2013.pdf |