Rivera, A., Casassa, G., Acuña, C. & Vieira, R. (2000) : “Recent glacier variations and snow line changes in central Chile” In: Sixth International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, pp. 274-275.

Resumen / Abstract.

Glaciers in the Chilean central Andes (28° – 41° S) have shown a signigicant frontal retreat during the last 4 decades, additionally, they present an important reduction of their surfaces. This process is believed to be a clear response to the temperature increase observed at weather stations holding the longest records in the area (Rosenblüth et al.,1997), the decrease in the amount of total annual precipitation (DGA, 1999) and the increase in the elevation of the snowline in that region.

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