Articles | Volume 14, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2545-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2545-2020
Research article
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10 Aug 2020
Research article |  | 10 Aug 2020

Surface energy fluxes on Chilean glaciers: measurements and models

Marius Schaefer, Duilio Fonseca-Gallardo, David Farías-Barahona, and Gino Casassa

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (27 Dec 2019) by Michiel van den Broeke
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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (31 Jan 2020) by Michiel van den Broeke
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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (11 Mar 2020) by Michiel van den Broeke
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ED: Publish as is (14 Jun 2020) by Michiel van den Broeke
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Short summary
Chile hosts glaciers in a large range of latitudes and climates. To project future ice extent, a sound quantification of the energy exchange between atmosphere and glaciers is needed. We present new data for six Chilean glaciers belonging to three glaciological zones. In the Central Andes, the main energy source for glacier melt is the incoming solar radiation, while in southern Patagonia heat provided by the mild and humid air is also important. Total melt rates are higher in Patagonia.