@article{fdi:010040925, title = {{L}ichenometry in the {C}ordillera {B}lanca, {P}eru : "{L}ittle {I}ce {A}ge" moraine chronology}, author = {{S}olomina, {O}. and {J}omelli, {V}incent and {K}aser, {G}. and {A}mes, {A}. and {B}erger, {B}. and {P}ouyaud, {B}ernard}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his paper is a comparison and compilation of lichenometric and geomorphic studies performed by two independent teams in the {C}ordillera {B}lanca, {P}eru, in 1996 and 2002 on 66 "{L}ittle {I}ce {A}ge" moraines of 14 glaciers. {U}sing eleven new control points, we recalibrated the initial rapid growth phase of the previously established {R}hizocarpon subgenus {R}hizocarpon growth curve. {T}his curve was then used to estimate the age of "{L}ittle {I}ce {A}ge" moraines. {T}he time of deposition of the most prominent and numerous terminal and lateral moraines on the {P}acific-facing side of the {C}ordillera {B}lanca (between {AD} 1590 and {AD} 1720) corresponds to the coldest and wettest phase in the tropical {A}ndes as revealed by ice-core data. {L}ess prominent advances occurred between {AD} 1780 and 1880.}, keywords = {"{L}ittle {I}ce {A}ge" moraines ; cordillera blanca ; lichenometry}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}lobal and {P}lanetary {C}hange}, volume = {59}, numero = {1-4}, pages = {225--235}, ISSN = {0921-8181}, year = {2007}, DOI = {10.1016/j.gloplacha.2006.11.016}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040925}, }