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Glacier Changes in the Semi-Arid Huasco Valley, Chile, between 1986 and 2016
by Katharina Hess, Susanne Schmidt, Marcus Nüsser, Carina Zang and Juliane Dame
Geosciences 2020, 10(11), 429; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10110429 - 29 Oct 2020
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In the semi-arid and arid regions of the Chilean Andes, meltwater from the cryosphere is a key resource for the local economy and population. In this setting, climate change and economic activities foster water scarcity and resource conflicts. The study presents a detailed [...] Read more.
In the semi-arid and arid regions of the Chilean Andes, meltwater from the cryosphere is a key resource for the local economy and population. In this setting, climate change and economic activities foster water scarcity and resource conflicts. The study presents a detailed glacier and rock glacier inventory for the Huasco valley (28–29° S) in northern Chile based on a multi-temporal remote sensing approach. The results indicate a glacier-covered area of 16.35 ± 3.06 km2 (n = 167) and, additionally, 50 rock glaciers covering an area of about 8.6 km2 in 2016. About 81% of the ice-bodies are smaller than 0.1 km2, and only four glaciers are larger than 1 km2. The change analysis reveals a more or less stable period between 1986 and 2000 and a drastic decline in the glacier-covered area by about 35% between 2000 and 2016. The detailed assessment of six subregions indicates a more pronounced glacier decrease in the vicinity of the Pascua Lama mining project. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Climate Variability and Landscape Dynamics in Mountain Ecosystems)
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