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Articles | Volume 17, issue 3
Articles | Volume 17, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1127-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1127-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 3
Research article
 | 
07 Mar 2023
Research article |  | 07 Mar 2023

Climatic control of the surface mass balance of the Patagonian Icefields

Tomás Carrasco-Escaff, Maisa Rojas, René Darío Garreaud, Deniz Bozkurt, and Marius Schaefer

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In this study, we investigate the interplay between climate and the Patagonian Icefields. By modeling the glacioclimatic conditions of the southern Andes, we found that the annual variations in net surface mass change experienced by these icefields are mainly controlled by annual variations in the air pressure field observed near the Drake Passage. Little dependence on main modes of variability was found, suggesting the Drake Passage as a key region for understanding the Patagonian Icefields.
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