Geometric evolution of the Horcones Inferior Glacier (Mount Aconcagua, Central Andes) during the 2002-2006 surge

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
• Main Authors: Pitte, Pedro Miguel, Berthier, Etienne, Masiokas, Mariano Hugo, Cabot, Vincent, Ruiz, Lucas Ernesto, Ferri Hidalgo, Lidia, Gargantini, Hernan, Zalazar, Laura Viviana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union
• Subjects: ASTER; CENTRAL ANDES; COSI-CORR; GLACIER SURGE; HORCONES INFERIOR; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentino; Argentina; Etienne; Aconcagua; glacier; glaciers; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/56463

The Central Andes of Chile and Argentina (31-35ï¿S) contain a large number and variety of ice masses, but only two surging glaciers have been studied in this region. We analyzed the 2002-2006 surge of the Horcones Inferior Glacier, Mount Aconcagua, Argentina, based on medium spatial resolution (15-3...