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 …
Review of the status and mass changes of Himalayan-Karakoram glaciers
We present a comprehensive review of the status and changes in glacier length (since the
1850s), area and mass (since the 1960s) along the Himalayan-Karakoram (HK) region and …
1850s), area and mass (since the 1960s) along the Himalayan-Karakoram (HK) region and …
[HTML][HTML] Hotspots of snow cover changes in global mountain regions over 2000–2018
C Notarnicola - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Quantification of snow cover changes and related phenology in global mountain areas has
not been consistently addressed, despite the well-known importance of the snow in this …
not been consistently addressed, despite the well-known importance of the snow in this …
A review of the current state and recent changes of the Andean cryosphere
The Andes Cordillera contains the most diverse cryosphere on Earth, including extensive
areas covered by seasonal snow, numerous tropical and extratropical glaciers, and many …
areas covered by seasonal snow, numerous tropical and extratropical glaciers, and many …
Climate trends and glacier retreat in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, revisited
S Schauwecker, M Rohrer, D Acuña… - Global and Planetary …, 2014 - Elsevier
The total glacial area of the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, has shrunk by more than 30% in the
period of 1930 to the present with a marked glacier retreat also in the recent decades. The …
period of 1930 to the present with a marked glacier retreat also in the recent decades. The …
Greenland Ice Sheet surface melt amplified by snowline migration and bare ice exposure
Greenland Ice Sheet mass loss has recently increased because of enhanced surface melt
and runoff. Since melt is critically modulated by surface albedo, understanding the …
and runoff. Since melt is critically modulated by surface albedo, understanding the …
Changes of the tropical glaciers throughout Peru between 2000 and 2016–mass balance and area fluctuations
T Seehaus, P Malz, C Sommer, S Lippl… - The …, 2019 - tc.copernicus.org
Glaciers in tropical regions are very sensitive to climatic variations and thus strongly affected
by climate change. The majority of the tropical glaciers worldwide are located in the …
by climate change. The majority of the tropical glaciers worldwide are located in the …
Multitemporal glacier inventory of the French Alps from the late 1960s to the late 2000s
The most recent and complete French glacier inventory was previously the Vivian database,
dating from the end of the 1960s but incorporated in the World Glacier Inventory database at …
dating from the end of the 1960s but incorporated in the World Glacier Inventory database at …
Ecosystem sentinels for climate change? Evidence of wetland cover changes over the last 30 years in the tropical Andes
While the impacts of climate change on individual species and communities have been well
documented there is little evidence on climate-mediated changes for entire ecosystems …
documented there is little evidence on climate-mediated changes for entire ecosystems …
Changes in glacier equilibrium-line altitude in the western Alps from 1984 to 2010: evaluation by remote sensing and modeling of the morpho-topographic and climate …
We present time series of equilibrium-line altitude (ELA) measured from the end-of-summer
snow line altitude computed using satellite images, for 43 glaciers in the western Alps over …
snow line altitude computed using satellite images, for 43 glaciers in the western Alps over …