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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Cordillera Blanca"”.
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Diversity, Ecology, And Conservation Of Bird Communities Of Polylepis Woodlands In The Northern Andes Of Peru
… valleys of Huascaran National Park within the Cordillera Blanca range of Peru. In 2014-2015, birds and habitat characteristics were surveyed at 130 point count locations and systematically observed between points during wet and dry seasons. I calculated observed and expected (Abundance-Coverage …
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SURFACE WATER – GROUNDWATER INTERACTIONS IN A PROGLACIAL ALPINE CATCHMENT: Applications of Heat Tracing, Modeling, and Remote Sensing Methods
… originate in proglacial alpine catchments. The Cordillera Blanca, which is a mountain range in the Peruvian Andes, contains the highest density of tropical alpine glaciers worldwide, and the meltwater from these glaciers helps to sustain streamflow during the dry season. Unfortunately, tropical …
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Surface water and groundwater in a changing climate: applications of hydrogeophysics and trend analysis to understand hydrologic systems
… May to October, during the Austral winter. The Cordillera Blanca contains the world’s highest coverage of tropical glacial ice, and this ice is melting at an unprecedented rate due to warming regional temperatures. As glacial meltwater and dry season streamflow decline, we focus on the …
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Quantifying groundwater-surface water interactions to improve the outcomes of human activities
… stream discharge in glacierized valleys of the Cordillera Blanca, Peru. The remainder of streamflow originates as groundwater stored in alpine meadows, moraines and talus slopes. A better understanding of the dynamics of alpine groundwater, including sources and contributions to streamflow and …