Late Quaternary glacier advances in the Andes of Santiago, central Chile, and paleoclimatic implications

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Mariajosé Herrera-Ossandón, Gabriel Easton, José Luis Antinao, Steven L. Forman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
• Subjects: late Quaternary glaciation; Antarctic Cold Reversal; Younger Dryas; glacial geomorphology; paleoclimate; Andes; Science; Q; Antarctic; Austral; Ela; Pacific; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.1192812; https://doaj.org/article/9346c37c796f4142bf59fe30dd130a41

Andean mountain glaciers in central Chile are in a transitional zone between the seasonal influence of the mid-latitude westerlies and subtropical semiarid conditions to the north. Long-term glacial dynamics for these glaciers and their relationship with the paleoclimate during the late Quaternary a...