Comment on “Ice content and interannual water storage changes of an active rock glacier in the dry Andes of Argentina” by Halla et al. (2021)

Recently published work on water preservation in Chile assumes that “permafrost” (cryogenic) rock glaciers are dominant. Melt pond development shows that rock glaciers are glacier-derived (“glacigenic”) rather than of permafrost origin.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Cryosphere
Main Author: W. B. Whalley
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
Subjects:
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Geology
QE1-996.5
Argentina
Ice
permafrost
The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-699-2023
https://doaj.org/article/0e4c8bbeb301422a81901ea82d7a1ab1
Description
Summary:Recently published work on water preservation in Chile assumes that “permafrost” (cryogenic) rock glaciers are dominant. Melt pond development shows that rock glaciers are glacier-derived (“glacigenic”) rather than of permafrost origin.

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