Rapid decline of snow and ice in the tropical Andes–Impacts, uncertainties and challenges ahead
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 …
a temporary increase in dry season water supply downstream. Projected future glacier …
Climate change and tropical Andean glaciers: Past, present and future
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 …
unequivocal account of rapid shrinkage of tropical Andean glaciers since the Little Ice Age …
Current state of glaciers in the tropical Andes: a multi-century perspective on glacier evolution and climate change
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 …
studies of glaciers in the tropical Andes conducted in recent decades leading to the current …
Glacier fluctuations during the past 2000 years
A global compilation of glacier advances and retreats for the past two millennia grouped by
17 regions (excluding Antarctica) highlights the nature of glacier fluctuations during the late …
17 regions (excluding Antarctica) highlights the nature of glacier fluctuations during the late …
A 2,300-year-long annually resolved record of the South American summer monsoon from the Peruvian Andes
Decadal and centennial mean state changes in South American summer monsoon (SASM)
precipitation during the last 2,300 years are detailed using an annually resolved authigenic …
precipitation during the last 2,300 years are detailed using an annually resolved authigenic …
End of the Little Ice Age in the Alps forced by industrial black carbon
Glaciers in the European Alps began to retreat abruptly from their mid-19th century
maximum, marking what appeared to be the end of the Little Ice Age. Alpine temperature …
maximum, marking what appeared to be the end of the Little Ice Age. Alpine temperature …
Multiproxy summer and winter surface air temperature field reconstructions for southern South America covering the past centuries
We statistically reconstruct austral summer (winter) surface air temperature fields back to ad
900 (1706) using 22 (20) annually resolved predictors from natural and human archives …
900 (1706) using 22 (20) annually resolved predictors from natural and human archives …
Fluctuations of glaciers in the tropical Andes over the last millennium and palaeoclimatic implications: A review
The aim of this paper is to document the evolution of glaciers in the tropical Andes (between
10° N and 16° S) for the last millennium, based on moraines dated by lichenometry and …
10° N and 16° S) for the last millennium, based on moraines dated by lichenometry and …
Correlation of Late Quaternary moraines: impact of climate variability, glacier response, and chronological resolution
MP Kirkbride, S Winkler - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The last decade has seen a global surge in the number and resolution of well-dated
geomorphological reconstructions of mountain glacier fluctuations and former ice sheet …
geomorphological reconstructions of mountain glacier fluctuations and former ice sheet …
Time lag between glacial retreat and upward migration alters tropical alpine communities
Species range shifts and possible species extinctions in alpine regions are hypothesized
being influenced by the increasing time lag between the velocity of global warming and the …
being influenced by the increasing time lag between the velocity of global warming and the …