Glacial melt content of water use in the tropical Andes

Glacial melt content of water use in the tropical Andes

Accelerated melting of glaciers is expected to have a negative effect on the water resources of mountain regions and their adjacent lowlands, with tropical mountain regions being among the most vulnerable. In order to quantify those impacts, it is necessary to understand the changing dynamics of gla...

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Main Authors: Wouter Buytaert, Simon Moulds, Luis Acosta, Bert De Bièvre, Carlos Olmos, Marcos Villacis, Carolina Tovar, Koen M J Verbist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
water resources
glacier melt
tropical Andes
climate change
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa926c

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