Assessing the Contribution of Glacier Melt to Discharge in the Tropics: The Case of Study of the Antisana Glacier 12 in Ecuador

Assessing the Contribution of Glacier Melt to Discharge in the Tropics: The Case of Study of the Antisana Glacier 12 in Ecuador

Tropical glaciers are excellent indicators of climate variability due to their fast response to temperature and precipitation variations. At same time, they supply freshwater to downstream populations. In this study, a hydro-glaciological model was adapted to analyze the influence of meteorological...

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Main Authors: Luis Felipe Gualco, Luis Maisincho, Marcos Villacís, Lenin Campozano, Vincent Favier, Jean-Carlos Ruiz-Hernández, Thomas Condom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
tropical glacier
melting
albedo
precipitation
energy balance
shortwave radiation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.732635/full

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