A review of the current state and recent changes of the Andean cryosphere

MH Masiokas, A Rabatel, A Rivera, L Ruiz… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Andes Cordillera contains the most diverse cryosphere on Earth, including extensive
areas covered by seasonal snow, numerous tropical and extratropical glaciers, and many …

A review of Glacial and Holocene paleoclimate records from southernmost Patagonia (49–55 S)

R Kilian, F Lamy - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Southern South America is the only landmass intersecting the southern westerly wind belt
(SWW) that influences the large-scale oceanography and controls for example the …

Anthropogenic and natural contributions to the Southeast Pacific precipitation decline and recent megadrought in central Chile

JP Boisier, R Rondanelli, RD Garreaud… - Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Within large uncertainties in the precipitation response to greenhouse gas forcing, the
Southeast Pacific drying stands out as a robust signature within climate models. A …

Water governance in Chile: Availability, management and climate change

R Valdés-Pineda, R Pizarro, P García-Chevesich… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Chile has a unique geography that provides an extraordinary variety of climatic conditions
and availability of water resources. The objective of this manuscript was to describe and …

Accelerating shrinkage of Patagonian glaciers from the Little Ice Age (~ AD 1870) to 2011

BJ Davies, NF Glasser - Journal of Glaciology, 2012 - cambridge.org
We used Little Ice Age (LIA) trimlines and moraines to assess changes in South American
glaciers over the last~ 140 years. We determined the extent and length of 640 glaciers …

[HTML][HTML] Glacier runoff variations since 1955 in the Maipo River basin, in the semiarid Andes of central Chile

Á Ayala, D Farías-Barahona, M Huss… - The …, 2020 - tc.copernicus.org
As glaciers adjust their size in response to climate variations, long-term changes in
meltwater production can be expected, affecting the local availability of water resources. We …

Ice loss from the Southern Patagonian ice field, South America, between 2000 and 2012

MJ Willis, AK Melkonian, ME Pritchard… - Geophysical research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A time‐series composed of 156 ASTER derived Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) and a
radar‐penetration‐bias corrected version of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in Andes snow cover from MODIS data, 2000–2016

FA Saavedra, SK Kampf, SR Fassnacht… - The Cryosphere, 2018 - tc.copernicus.org
The Andes span a length of 7000 km and are important for sustaining regional water
supplies. Snow variability across this region has not been studied in detail due to sparse …

Precipitation changes in the South American Altiplano since 1300 AD reconstructed by tree-rings

MS Morales, DA Christie, R Villalba, J Argollo… - Climate of the …, 2012 - cp.copernicus.org
Throughout the second half of the 20th century, the Central Andes has experienced
significant climatic and environmental changes characterized by a persistent warming trend …

Hydrological variability in South America below the Tropic of Capricorn (Pampas and Patagonia, Argentina) during the last 13.0 ka

EL Piovano, D Ariztegui, F Córdoba, M Cioccale… - Past Climate Variability …, 2009 - Springer
Abstract New limnogeological results (Laguna Mar Chiquita, 30° S) at the middle latitudes in
the subtropical Pampean plains of Southern South America are used to establish …