Recent retreat of Glaciar Nef, Chilean Patagonia, dated by lichenometry and dendrochronology

• Main Authors: Winchester, V, Harrison, S, Warren, Charles Raymond
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: SOUTH-AMERICA; ICEFIELD; FLUCTUATIONS; NORTE; Hielo; Patagonia; Antarctic and Alpine Research
• Online Access: https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/recent-retreat-of-glaciar-nef-chilean-patagonia-dated-by-lichenometry-and-dendrochronology(efbaa05a-fcdc-4ae6-8cb6-fc787c4384b2).html

This paper presents the results of a lichenometric and dendrochronological study of the recent retreat history of Glaciar Nef, an eastern outlet glacier of the Hielo Patagonico Norte. A 600-yr tree regeneration time, based on maximum tree age in the ancient forest, suggests that the forest-clad late...