Sharp increase of extreme turbidity events due to deglaciation in the subtropical Andes

I Vergara, R Garreaud, Á Ayala - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change may affect sediment fluvial export from high mountain regions, leading to
downstream environmental disruptions and direct impacts on human activities. In this paper …

[HTML][HTML] An extraordinary dry season precipitation event in the subtropical Andes: Drivers, impacts and predictability

R Valenzuela, R Garreaud, I Vergara, D Campos… - Weather and Climate …, 2022 - Elsevier
A major storm impacted the subtropical Andes during 28–31 January 2021 producing 4-
days accumulated precipitation up to 100 mm over central-south Chile. These are high …

Climate aridity delays morphological response of Andean river valleys to tectonic uplift

RM Harries, F Aron, LA Kirstein - Geomorphology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In the south Central Andes, a complex relationship between climate, tectonics,
erosion and topography is well documented. Building on recent advances in the mechanical …

The fate of sediment after a large earthquake

O Francis, X Fan, T Hales, D Hobley… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Large earthquakes rapidly denude hillslopes by triggering thousands of coseismic
landslides. The sediment produced by these landslides is initially quickly mobilised from the …

Deglaciation in the subtropical Andes has led to a peak in sediment delivery

I Vergara, R Garreaud, I Delaney, Á Ayala - Communications Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Glaciers are thinning and retreating as climate warms, thus eroding less of the Earth's
surface. However, other hydrological factors in glacierized catchments are likely producing a …

Exploring the association between landslides and fluvial suspended sediment in a semi-arid basin in central Chile

I Vergara, R Garreaud, S Moreiras, D Araneo, D Beigt - Geomorphology, 2022 - Elsevier
The systematic monitoring of landslides is an essential input for their characterization and
subsequent reduction of their risk. Along the western subtropical Andes, field monitoring is …

Spatial and temporal changes in suspended sediment fluxes in central Chile induced by the mega drought: The case of the Itata River Basin (36°-37° S)

V Méndez-Freire, T Villaseñor, C Mellado - Journal of South American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Central Chile has been affected by a sustained deficit in precipitation since 2010, the so-
called mega drought, that has led to decreased water discharge in the fluvial basins of this …

Natural and anthropogenic controls on sediment rating curves in northern California coastal watersheds

A Fisher, P Belmont, BP Murphy… - Earth Surface …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The watersheds along the north coast of California span a wide range of geologic settings,
tectonic uplift rates, and historic timber harvest activity. Known trends in how each of these …

[HTML][HTML] Pulsed carbon export from mountains by earthquake-triggered landslides explored in a reduced-complexity model

T Croissant, RG Hilton, GK Li, J Howarth… - Earth Surface …, 2021 - esurf.copernicus.org
In mountain ranges, earthquakes can trigger widespread landsliding and mobilize large
amounts of organic carbon by eroding soil and vegetation from hillslopes. Following a major …

Propagation Dynamics from Meteorological Drought to GRACE-Based Hydrological Drought and Its Influencing Factors

A Cui, J Li, Q Zhou, H Zhu, H Liu, C Yang, G Wu, Q Li - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the characteristics and propagation of
precipitation-based meteorological drought to terrestrial water storage (TWS)-derived …