Abstract

LEONARDINI, G. et al. MONTHLY AND ANNUAL MASS BALANCE ANALYSIS OF THE TROPICAL GLACIAL ZONGO (BOLIVIA). Revista Boliviana de Física [online]. 2012, vol.21, n.21, pp.6-11. ISSN 1562-3823.

We present an estimate of the mass balance of the tropical glaciar at Zongo-Bolivia (we un­derstand as "mass balance" the mass gained or lost by the glacier in a given time interval); this estimate was carried out by two independent methods. We also analysed the balance's annual and monthly variability. We considered 15 hydrological years (1993-2008) and con­cluded that the years with a negative balance were related to a strong ablation (especially from September to December), and the years with a positive balance related to a strong ac­cumulation (especially from January to March).

Keywords : glaciers - impacts of global change (climate).

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