Université de Fribourg

Reconstructing the annual mass balance of the Echaurren Norte glacier (Central Andes, 33.5° S) using local and regional hydroclimatic data

Masiokas, Mariano H. ; Christie, Duncan A. ; Quesne, Carlos Le ; Pitte, Pierre ; Ruiz, Lucas ; Villalba, Ricardo ; Luckman, Brian H. ; Berthier, Etienne ; Nussbaumer, Samuel U. ; González-Reyes, Álvaro ; McPhee, James ; Barcaza, Gonzalo

In: The Cryosphere, 2016, vol. 10, no. 2, p. 927–940

Despite the great number and variety of glaciers in southern South America, in situ glacier mass-balance records are extremely scarce and glacier–climate relationships are still poorly understood in this region. Here we use the longest (> 35 years) and most complete in situ mass-balance record, available for the Echaurren Norte glacier (ECH) in the Andes at ∼ 33.5° S, to...