Glacier runoff variations since 1955 in the Maipo River basin, in the semiarid Andes of central Chile

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Ayala, Álvaro, Farías-Barahona, David, Huss, Matthias, Pellicciotti, Francesca, McPhee, James, Farinotti, Daniel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2020
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Maipo; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2005-2020; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00051863; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00051519/tc-14-2005-2020.pdf; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/14/2005/2020/tc-14-2005-2020.pdf

As glaciers adjust their size in response to climate variations, long-term changes in meltwater production can be expected, affecting the local availability of water resources. We investigate glacier runoff in the period 1955–2016 in the Maipo River basin (4843 km2, 33.0–34.3∘ S, 69.8–70.5∘ W), in t...