Rapid decline of snow and ice in the tropical Andes–Impacts, uncertainties and challenges ahead

M Vuille, M Carey, C Huggel, W Buytaert, A Rabatel… - Earth-science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Glaciers in the tropical Andes have been retreating for the past several decades, leading to
a temporary increase in dry season water supply downstream. Projected future glacier …

Hydroclimate of the Andes part I: main climatic features

JC Espinoza, R Garreaud, G Poveda… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Andes is the longest cordillera in the world and extends from northern South America to
the southern extreme of the continent (from 11° N to 53° S). The Andes runs through seven …

Current state of glaciers in the tropical Andes: a multi-century perspective on glacier evolution and climate change

A Rabatel, B Francou, A Soruco, J Gomez… - The …, 2013 - tc.copernicus.org
The aim of this paper is to provide the community with a comprehensive overview of the
studies of glaciers in the tropical Andes conducted in recent decades leading to the current …

Present-day south american climate

RD Garreaud, M Vuille, R Compagnucci… - Palaeogeography …, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper documents the main features of the climate and climate variability over South
America, on the basis of instrumental observations gathered during the 20th Century. It …

[图书][B] Sinopsis bioclimática y vegetacional de Chile

F Luebert, P Pliscoff - 2006 - books.google.com
Matorral desértico 3. Matorral desértico tropical interior de Atriplex atacamensis y Tessaria
absinthioides 4. Matorral desértico tropical interior de Malesherbia auristipulata y Tarasa …

The Andes climate and weather

RD Garreaud - Advances in geosciences, 2009 - adgeo.copernicus.org
This paper documents the main features of the weather, climate and climate variability over
Andes cordillera in South America on the basis of instrumental observations. We first provide …

Climate change and mountain water resources: overview and recommendations for research, management and policy

D Viviroli, DR Archer, W Buytaert… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2011 - hess.copernicus.org
Mountains are essential sources of freshwater for our world, but their role in global water
resources could well be significantly altered by climate change. How well do we understand …

Anthropogenic drying in central-southern Chile evidenced by long-term observations and climate model simulations

JP Boisier, C Alvarez-Garreton, RR Cordero… - Elem Sci …, 2018 - online.ucpress.edu
The socio-ecological sensitivity to water deficits makes Chile highly vulnerable to global
change. New evidence of a multi-decadal drying trend and the impacts of a persistent …

Projections of climate change effects on discharge and inundation in the Amazon basin

MV Sorribas, RCD Paiva, JM Melack, JM Bravo… - Climatic change, 2016 - Springer
Climate change and its effects on the hydrologic regime of the Amazon basin can impact
biogeochemical processes, transportation, flood vulnerability, fisheries and hydropower …

Climate change and tropical Andean glaciers: Past, present and future

M Vuille, B Francou, P Wagnon, I Juen, G Kaser… - Earth-science …, 2008 - Elsevier
Observations on glacier extent from Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia give a detailed and
unequivocal account of rapid shrinkage of tropical Andean glaciers since the Little Ice Age …