Evaluation of Reanalysis Temperature and Precipitation for the Andean Altiplano and Adjacent Cordilleras

• Published in: Earth and Space Science
• Main Authors: S. D. Birkel, P. A. Mayewski, L. B. Perry, A. Seimon, M. Andrade‐Flores
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2022
• Subjects: climate; reanalysis; ERA5; Andean Altiplano; Central Andes; Quelccaya; Astronomy; QB1-991; Geology; QE1-996.5; The Altiplano; Ice cap; ice core
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EA001934; https://doaj.org/article/e37b4589dc2c48c8b919c9c05069d76b

Abstract This study compares temperature, precipitation, and other climate variables from six widely used climate reanalysis products to inform ice‐core climate proxy record calibration in the Altiplano region of the central Andes. The reanalyzes are the European Reanalysis version 5 (ERA5), Europea...