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Modeling the retreat of the Aneto Glacier (Spanish Pyrenees) since the Little Ice Age, and its accelerated shrinkage over recent decades
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WoS WOS:000649057400001
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:85105107482
DOI 10.1177/09596836211011678
Año 2021
Tipo artículo de investigación

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Autores Afiliación Chile

Instituciones Chile

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Internacional

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Extranjeras


Abstract



The Aneto, located on the Maladeta Massif (Central Pyrenees), is the largest glacier of the Pyrenees. The glacier is 675 m long, occupies an area of 48.64 ha and has a maximum altitude of 3269 m. In this study, we present a detailed area, volume, ice thickness, and Equilibrium Line Altitude reconstruction of the glacier for different periods (LIA, 1957, 1983, 2000, 2006, 2015, and 2017) and analyze its retreat. To estimate the glacier extent during the LIA, the moraines were mapped by using photo interpretation techniques whereas for the recent stages digital satellite images and aerial photographs were used. Moreover, we estimated the topography of the glacier using a simple steady-state model that assumes a perfectly plastic ice rheology, which allowed reconstructing the theoretical ice profiles of the glacier. To reconstruct the ice surface, a digital elevation model was created and combined with the bedrock topography in order to obtain the ice thickness of each stage. The results of the study reveal a considerable retreat of the Aneto Glacier since the LIA. The length of the glacier has reduced from 1970 to 675 m from LIA to2017, and its tongue has retreated from 2385 to 3029 m a.s.l. Furthermore, the glaciated area has been reduced from 245 to 48.64 ha from LIA to 2017 and the ELA has risen from 2919 to 3139 m a.s.l. The data obtained indicates that in the LIA-2017 period the glacier volume has been reduced from 82.57 m x 10(6) m(3) to 3.48 m x 10(6) m(3) and the maximum ice thickness from 95 to 27m. We also reconstructed the climatic conditions, showing an increase in temperature of similar to 1.14 degrees C from LIA to 2017. These data reveal a vast retreat of the glacier since the LIA, which has accelerated since the 1980's and even more since the year 2000.

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Revista ISSN
Holocene 0959-6836

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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Geography, Physical
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Autores - Afiliación



Ord. Autor Género Institución - País
1 Campos, Nestor Hombre Universidad de Playa Ancha - Chile
2 Alcalá-Reygosa, Jesús Hombre Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico - México
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - México
3 Watson, Scott C. Hombre UNIV LEEDS - Reino Unido
University of Leeds - Reino Unido
4 Kougkoulos, Ioannis Hombre Univ Paris 09 - Francia
Université Paris-Dauphine - Francia
5 Quesada-Román, Adolfo Hombre Univ Geneva - Suiza
UNIV COSTA RICA - Costa Rica
Université de Genève - Suiza
Universidad de Costa Rica - Costa Rica
6 Grima, Nelson Hombre Univ Vermont - Estados Unidos
University of Vermont - Estados Unidos
The University of Vermont - Estados Unidos

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Fuente
project PYRENEEND

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Agradecimiento
This research was supported by the project PYRENEEND. We would like to thank to the Editor Dr. Atle Nesje and to the anonymous reviewers for their useful comments and suggestions that improved the manuscript.
This research was supported by the project PYRENEEND. We would like to thank to the Editor Dr. Atle Nesje and to the anonymous reviewers for their useful comments and suggestions that improved the manuscript.

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