Current thermal state of permafrost and potential impact on the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Southern Peruvian Andes

• Main Authors: Yoshikawa, Kenji, Úbeda Palenque, José, Masías Alvarez, Pablo Jorge, Pari Pinto, Walter, Apaza Choquehuayta, Fredy Erlingtton, Vásquez Choque, Estibene Pool, Ccallata Pacsi, Beto, Concha Niño de Guzmán, Ronald Fernando, Luna, Gonzalo, Iparraguirre, Joshua, Ramos, Isabel, De la Cruz, Gustavo, Cruz, Rolando, Pellitero, Ramón, Bonshoms, Martí
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Fenómeno El Niño; Permafrost; ENSO; The Altiplano; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12544/2630

Tropical, high-mountain permafrost has a unique thermal regime due to its exposure to strong solar radiation and to the rougher surface snow morphology (due to an increased occurrence of penitentes -- that is, snow spikes and ridges ranging from centimeters to meters in height) which reduce convecti...