Articles | Volume 13, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2537-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2537-2019
Research article
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30 Sep 2019
Research article |  | 30 Sep 2019

Changes of the tropical glaciers throughout Peru between 2000 and 2016 – mass balance and area fluctuations

Thorsten Seehaus, Philipp Malz, Christian Sommer, Stefan Lippl, Alejo Cochachin, and Matthias Braun

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Surface elevation changes of the tropical glaciers throughout Peru between 2000 and 2016 T. Seehaus, P. Malz, C. Sommer, and M. H. Braun https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.906211

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The glaciers in Peru are strongly affected by climate change and have shown significant ice loss in the last century. We present the first multi-temporal, countrywide quantification of glacier area and ice mass changes. A glacier area loss of −548.5 ± 65.7 km2 (−29 %) and ice mass loss of −7.62 ± 1.05 Gt is obtained for the period 2000–2016. The ice loss rate increased towards the end of the observation period. The glacier changes revealed can be attributed to regional climatic changes and ENSO.