Recent geodetic mass balance of Monte Tronador glaciers, northern Patagonian Andes

Ruiz, Lucas; Berthier, Etienne; Viale, Maximiliano; Pitte, Pierre; Masiokas, Mariano H.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-619-2017

Articles | Volume 11, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-619-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-619-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 1

Research article

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24 Feb 2017

Research article |

| 24 Feb 2017

Recent geodetic mass balance of Monte Tronador glaciers, northern Patagonian Andes

Lucas Ruiz, Etienne Berthier, Maximiliano Viale, Pierre Pitte, and Mariano H. Masiokas

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Final revised paper (published on 24 Feb 2017)
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RC1: 'important surface mass balance results for region lacking in data', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Oct 2016
- AC1: 'Reply to referee # 1', L. Ruiz, 05 Dec 2016
RC2: 'A well-conceived and executed investigation worthy of publication after minor revisions', Siri Jodha Khalsa, 28 Oct 2016
- AC2: 'Reply to Siri Jodha Khalsa (Referee #2)', L. Ruiz, 05 Dec 2016

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AR by Lucas Ruiz on behalf of the Authors (05 Dec 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (31 Jan 2017) by Marco Tedesco

AR by Lucas Ruiz on behalf of the Authors (01 Feb 2017) Manuscript

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Our paper assesses the glacier mass change in the northern Patagonian Andes of Argentina and Chile, which is crucial to understanding how climate change is affecting them. We have found that between 2000 and 2012, glaciers in this region were slightly out of balance, with larger valley glaciers losing more mass than smaller mountain glaciers. The slightly negative mass balance of the northern Patagonian Andes contrasts with the highly negative mass balance of the Patagonian ice fields.