Impacts of Climate Variability on Glaciers in Peru
Downscaling of Climate Variability: Towards an Impact Assessment for Glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru
Ben Marzeion, Tropical Glaciology Group, University of Innsbruck, PI
Thomas Mölg, Tropical Glaciology Group, University of Innsbruck, co-PI
Georg Kaser, Tropical Glaciology Group, University of Innsbruck, co-PI
Marlis Hofer, Tropical Glaciology Group, University of Innsbruck, researcher
Martin Großhauser, Tropical Glaciology Group, University of Innsbruck, researcher
Marco Zapata Luyo, Unidad de Glaciologia y Recursos Hidricos, Peru, international partner
Mathias Vuille, Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at the University of New York at Albany, USA, international partner
Patrick Wagnon, University of Grenoble, France, international partner
Idar Barstad, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway, international partner
The work conducted within the framework of this project will ensure the continuation of the established observational network in the Cordillera Blanca; it will increase the knowledge about the governing dynamic processes that relate large scale climate conditions to local meteorological conditions above tropical glaciers; and it will provide the basis for reducing uncertainty in estimates about impacts of climate variability on local water resources. This will be achieved through a combined approach of direct measurements and numerical modeling.