A First Rock Glacier Inventory for the Bolivian Andes

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Rangecroft, Sally, Harrison, Stephan, Anderson, Karen, Magrath, John, Castel, Ana Paola, Pacheco, Paula
• Other Authors: Natural Environment Research Council, Agua Sustentable, La Paz, Bolivia, Oxfam GB
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2014
• Subjects: Ice; permafrost; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1816; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.1816; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.1816

ABSTRACT Rock glaciers in the arid Bolivian Andes are potentially important water sources, but little is known about their spatial distribution and characteristics. We provide the first rock glacier inventory for the region (15–22°S), based on mapping using remote sensing data in Google Earth, suppo...