Recent climate warming and the Varas rock glacier activity, Cordillera Oriental, Central Andes of Argentina

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Martini, Mateo Antonio; STRELIN, Jorge Adrián; Flores, Eliseo; Astini, Ricardo Alfredo; Kaplan, Michael R.
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2017
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Recent studies have revealed that in high-altitude mountain environments the global warming trend over the last few decades tends to be strongly amplified. However, few attempts have been made to monitor the possible effects of such climate changes on high-altitude rock glaciers. In this paper, we provide a geomorphic analysis of the Varas rock glacier, and present the first observations of rock glacier temperature (air and ground) and surface velocities in the Andes of northwestern Argentina. A network of 30 boulders was monitored every year between 2012 and 2016 using a differential Global Positioning System. Over the observational period, the Varas active rock glacier registered velocities between 125 and 5 cm/yr, except for four boulders which did not shift. Over the five years of monitoring, the mean annual air and ground (at 5 and 50 cm depth) temperature remained above 0 °C. A long-term instrumental weather dataset (106 years), located ∼130 km from the Varas rock glacier, at La Quiaca station, reveals a warming trend of 0.8 °C during the last century, with a steep increase during the last two and half decades. The warming trend recorded in the region may have produced or facilitated the inactivity of the more-exposed sectors of the Varas active rock glacier. However, there also may be a delay in the relatively slow and full response of rock glaciers to the last few decades of warming. Finally, the observations allow us to propose a formation sequence in the Varas rock glacier valley, since postglacial time.
Fil: Martini, Mateo Antonio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra; Argentina
Fil: STRELIN, Jorge Adrián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra; Argentina. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Interno y Culto. Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Instituto Antártico Argentino; Argentina
Fil: Flores, Eliseo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Astini, Ricardo Alfredo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra; Argentina
Fil: Kaplan, Michael R.. Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory; Estados Unidos
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Rock Glacier
Protalus Lobe
Warming Trend
Permafrost
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spelling Recent climate warming and the Varas rock glacier activity, Cordillera Oriental, Central Andes of ArgentinaMartini, Mateo AntonioSTRELIN, Jorge AdriánFlores, EliseoAstini, Ricardo AlfredoKaplan, Michael R.Rock GlacierProtalus LobeWarming TrendPermafrosthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Recent studies have revealed that in high-altitude mountain environments the global warming trend over the last few decades tends to be strongly amplified. However, few attempts have been made to monitor the possible effects of such climate changes on high-altitude rock glaciers. In this paper, we provide a geomorphic analysis of the Varas rock glacier, and present the first observations of rock glacier temperature (air and ground) and surface velocities in the Andes of northwestern Argentina. A network of 30 boulders was monitored every year between 2012 and 2016 using a differential Global Positioning System. Over the observational period, the Varas active rock glacier registered velocities between 125 and 5 cm/yr, except for four boulders which did not shift. Over the five years of monitoring, the mean annual air and ground (at 5 and 50 cm depth) temperature remained above 0 °C. A long-term instrumental weather dataset (106 years), located ∼130 km from the Varas rock glacier, at La Quiaca station, reveals a warming trend of 0.8 °C during the last century, with a steep increase during the last two and half decades. The warming trend recorded in the region may have produced or facilitated the inactivity of the more-exposed sectors of the Varas active rock glacier. However, there also may be a delay in the relatively slow and full response of rock glaciers to the last few decades of warming. Finally, the observations allow us to propose a formation sequence in the Varas rock glacier valley, since postglacial time.Fil: Martini, Mateo Antonio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra; ArgentinaFil: STRELIN, Jorge Adrián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra; Argentina. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Interno y Culto. Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Instituto Antártico Argentino; ArgentinaFil: Flores, Eliseo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Astini, Ricardo Alfredo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra; ArgentinaFil: Kaplan, Michael R.. Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory; Estados UnidosElsevier2017-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/44907Martini, Mateo Antonio; STRELIN, Jorge Adrián; Flores, Eliseo; Astini, Ricardo Alfredo; Kaplan, Michael R.; Recent climate warming and the Varas rock glacier activity, Cordillera Oriental, Central Andes of Argentina; Elsevier; GeoResj; 14; 12-2017; 67-792214-2428CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214242817300335info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.grj.2017.08.002info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-10T13:10:25Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/44907instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-10 13:10:26.076CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Recent climate warming and the Varas rock glacier activity, Cordillera Oriental, Central Andes of Argentina
title Recent climate warming and the Varas rock glacier activity, Cordillera Oriental, Central Andes of Argentina
spellingShingle Recent climate warming and the Varas rock glacier activity, Cordillera Oriental, Central Andes of Argentina
Martini, Mateo Antonio
Rock Glacier
Protalus Lobe
Warming Trend
Permafrost
title_short Recent climate warming and the Varas rock glacier activity, Cordillera Oriental, Central Andes of Argentina
title_full Recent climate warming and the Varas rock glacier activity, Cordillera Oriental, Central Andes of Argentina
title_fullStr Recent climate warming and the Varas rock glacier activity, Cordillera Oriental, Central Andes of Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Recent climate warming and the Varas rock glacier activity, Cordillera Oriental, Central Andes of Argentina
title_sort Recent climate warming and the Varas rock glacier activity, Cordillera Oriental, Central Andes of Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martini, Mateo Antonio
STRELIN, Jorge Adrián
Flores, Eliseo
Astini, Ricardo Alfredo
Kaplan, Michael R.
author Martini, Mateo Antonio
author_facet Martini, Mateo Antonio
STRELIN, Jorge Adrián
Flores, Eliseo
Astini, Ricardo Alfredo
Kaplan, Michael R.
author_role author
author2 STRELIN, Jorge Adrián
Flores, Eliseo
Astini, Ricardo Alfredo
Kaplan, Michael R.
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Rock Glacier
Protalus Lobe
Warming Trend
Permafrost
topic Rock Glacier
Protalus Lobe
Warming Trend
Permafrost
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Recent studies have revealed that in high-altitude mountain environments the global warming trend over the last few decades tends to be strongly amplified. However, few attempts have been made to monitor the possible effects of such climate changes on high-altitude rock glaciers. In this paper, we provide a geomorphic analysis of the Varas rock glacier, and present the first observations of rock glacier temperature (air and ground) and surface velocities in the Andes of northwestern Argentina. A network of 30 boulders was monitored every year between 2012 and 2016 using a differential Global Positioning System. Over the observational period, the Varas active rock glacier registered velocities between 125 and 5 cm/yr, except for four boulders which did not shift. Over the five years of monitoring, the mean annual air and ground (at 5 and 50 cm depth) temperature remained above 0 °C. A long-term instrumental weather dataset (106 years), located ∼130 km from the Varas rock glacier, at La Quiaca station, reveals a warming trend of 0.8 °C during the last century, with a steep increase during the last two and half decades. The warming trend recorded in the region may have produced or facilitated the inactivity of the more-exposed sectors of the Varas active rock glacier. However, there also may be a delay in the relatively slow and full response of rock glaciers to the last few decades of warming. Finally, the observations allow us to propose a formation sequence in the Varas rock glacier valley, since postglacial time.
Fil: Martini, Mateo Antonio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra; Argentina
Fil: STRELIN, Jorge Adrián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra; Argentina. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Interno y Culto. Dirección Nacional del Antártico. Instituto Antártico Argentino; Argentina
Fil: Flores, Eliseo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Astini, Ricardo Alfredo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra; Argentina
Fil: Kaplan, Michael R.. Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory; Estados Unidos
description Recent studies have revealed that in high-altitude mountain environments the global warming trend over the last few decades tends to be strongly amplified. However, few attempts have been made to monitor the possible effects of such climate changes on high-altitude rock glaciers. In this paper, we provide a geomorphic analysis of the Varas rock glacier, and present the first observations of rock glacier temperature (air and ground) and surface velocities in the Andes of northwestern Argentina. A network of 30 boulders was monitored every year between 2012 and 2016 using a differential Global Positioning System. Over the observational period, the Varas active rock glacier registered velocities between 125 and 5 cm/yr, except for four boulders which did not shift. Over the five years of monitoring, the mean annual air and ground (at 5 and 50 cm depth) temperature remained above 0 °C. A long-term instrumental weather dataset (106 years), located ∼130 km from the Varas rock glacier, at La Quiaca station, reveals a warming trend of 0.8 °C during the last century, with a steep increase during the last two and half decades. The warming trend recorded in the region may have produced or facilitated the inactivity of the more-exposed sectors of the Varas active rock glacier. However, there also may be a delay in the relatively slow and full response of rock glaciers to the last few decades of warming. Finally, the observations allow us to propose a formation sequence in the Varas rock glacier valley, since postglacial time.
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