Reconstruction of glaciers in the western boundary of the Altiplano (18.5°-19°S): Singularities and insights on potential drivers of past advances

Today, glaciers in the western Altiplano are very scarce, even on peaks exceeding 6000 m. In this mostly ice-free landscape, however, moraines and other glacial deposits are commonly found attesting to quite different climate conditions that favored the advance of glaciers in the past. Although othe...

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Main Authors: Matias Gallardo, Jan-Christoph Otto, Eugenia M. Gayo, Luca Sitzia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Quaternary Science Advances
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666033423000904