@article{fdi:010062417,
  title = {{E}mpirical mass balance modelling of {S}outh {A}merican tropical glaciers : case study of {A}ntisana volcano, {E}cuador},
  author = {{M}anciati, {C}. and {V}illacis, {M}. and {T}aupin, {J}ean-{D}enis and {C}adier, {E}ric and {G}alarraga-{S}anchez, {R}. and {C}aceres, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}ost {L}atin {A}merican glaciers are located in the tropical {A}ndes. {T}he melting processes of {G}lacier 15 on {A}ntisana volcano were studied to understand the relationship between glacier retreat and natural climate variability and global climate change. {G}laciers on the {A}ntisana volcano are crucial sources of water as they feed the headwater rivers that supply {Q}uito with potable water. {T}he aim of this study was to build empirical models based on multiple correlations to reconstruct the mass loss of glaciers over a period of 10 years at three scales: local (data recorded by meteorological stations located around the volcano), regional (data from stations located around the country) and global (re-analysis data). {D}ata quality was checked using graphical and statistical methods. {S}everal empirical models based on multiple correlations were created to generate longer time series (42 and 115 years) of the mass balance for the glacier ablation zone. {T}he long mass balance series were compared with the temperature variation series of the {E}arth's surface in the {S}outhern {H}emisphere to estimate the relation between the mass balance and global warming. {O}ur results suggest that the meteorological factors that best correlate with mass balance are temperature and wind.},
  keywords = {{E}cuador ; {A}ndes ; {A}ntisana volcano ; glacier ; ablation zone mass balance ; empirical models ; {EQUATEUR} ; {ANDES}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}ydrological {S}ciences {J}ournal = {J}ournal des {S}ciences {H}ydrologiques},
  volume = {59},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {1519--1535},
  ISSN = {0262-6667},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1080/02626667.2014.888490},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062417},
}