Contemporary glacial lakes in the Peruvian Andes

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dc.contributor.author J.L.Wood
dc.contributor.author S. Harrison
dc.contributor.author A.Emmer
dc.contributor.author C.Yarleque
dc.contributor.author F.Glassere
dc.contributor.author J.C.Torres
dc.contributor.author A.Caballero
dc.contributor.author J.Araujo
dc.contributor.author G.L.Bennetta
dc.contributor.author A.Diaz-Moreno
dc.contributor.author D.Garay
dc.contributor.author H.Jara
dc.contributor.author C.Pomag
dc.contributor.author J.M.Reynolds
dc.contributor.author C.A.Riveros
dc.contributor.author E.Romerod
dc.contributor.author S.Shannoni
dc.contributor.author T.Tinoco
dc.contributor.author E.Turpo
dc.contributor.author H.Villafane
dc.date.accessioned 2022-04-04T20:23:55Z
dc.date.available 2022-04-04T20:23:55Z
dc.date.issued 2021-07
dc.description.abstract Glacier recession in response to climate warming has resulted in an increase in the size and number of glacial lakes. Glacial lakes are an important focus for research as they impact water resources, glacier mass balance, and some produce catastrophic glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). Glaciers in Peru have retreated and thinned in recent decades, prompting the need for monitoring of ice- and water-bodies across the cordilleras. These monitoring efforts have been greatly facilitated by the availability of satellite imagery. However, knowledge gaps remain, particularly in relation to the formation, temporal evolution, and catastrophic drainage of glacial lakes. In this paper we address this gap by producing the most current and detailed glacial lake inventory in Peru and provide a set of reproducible methods that can be applied consistently for different time periods, and for other mountainous regions. The new lake inventory presented includes a total of 4557 glacial lakes covering a total area of 328.85 km2. In addition to detailing lake distribution and extent, the inventory includes other metrics, such as dam type and volume, which are important for GLOF hazard assessments. Analysis of these metrics showed that the majority of glacial lakes are detached from current glaciers (97%) and are classified as either embedded (i.e. bedrock dammed; ~64% of all lakes) or (moraine) dammed (~28% of all lakes) lakes. We also found that lake size varies with dam type; with dammed lakes tending to have larger areas than embedded lakes. The inventory presented provides an unparalleled view of the current state of glacial lakes in Peru and represents an important first step towards (1) improved understanding of glacial lakes and their topographic and morphological characteristics and (2) assessing risk associated with GLOFs. Keywords: Hazard; Glacier; Lake; GLOF; Climate; Method
dc.identifier.citation J.L. Wood, S. Harrison, R. Wilson, A. Emmer, C. Yarleque, N.F. Glasser, J.C. Torres, A. Caballero, J. Araujo, G.L. Bennett, A. Diaz-Moreno, D. Garay, H. Jara, C. Poma, J.M. Reynolds, C.A. Riveros, E. Romero, S. Shannon, T. Tinoco, E. Turpo, H. Villafane, Contemporary glacial lakes in the Peruvian Andes, Global and Planetary Change, Volume 204, 2021, 103574, ISSN 0921-8181, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103574.
dc.identifier.other https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103574
dc.identifier.uri https://repositorio.inaigem.gob.pe/handle/16072021/353
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher World Wide
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject Glaciares
dc.subject GLOP
dc.subject Investigación
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.05.08
dc.title Contemporary glacial lakes in the Peruvian Andes
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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