Airborne and satellite remote sensing is the only practical approach for deriving a wide area,
regional assessment of glacier mass balance. A number of remote sensing approaches are …

Andean ice core investigations began approximately 30 years ago. Today, 10 drilling sites,
from 0° to 52° S, have been explored for paleoclimate reconstructions. Most of the ice cores …

The geodetic method is widely used for assessing changes in the mass balance of mountain
glaciers. However, comparison of repeated digital elevation models only provides a glacier …

Glacier changes are having impacts on processes of global importance such as sea-level
rise, hydrology of mountain-fed rivers, freshwater balance of oceans, and even the shape …

This study uses output of a high-resolution (5.5 km) regional atmospheric climate model to
describe the present-day (1979–2012) climate of Patagonia, with a particular focus on the …

The climatological nature of orographic precipitation in the southern Andes between 40° and
48° S is investigated primarily using stable isotope data from streamwater. In addition, four …

Patagonian icefields are losing volume, and their loss is due partly to rapid changes in their
outlet glaciers that terminate in lakes or the ocean. Despite this key influence from outlet …

We present surface mass balance simulations of the Southern Patagonia Icefield (SPI)
driven by downscaled reanalysis data. The simulations were evaluated and interpreted …

Glaciers are strongly retreating and thinning in Patagonia. We present new inferences about
the climatic situation and the surface mass balance on the Northern Patagonia Icefield in the …

Patagonia is thought to be one of the wettest regions on Earth, although available regional
precipitation estimates vary considerably. This uncertainty complicates understanding and …