@article{fdi:010068921,
  title = {{H}ydrological and depositional processes associated with recent glacier recession in {Y}anamarey catchment, {C}ordillera {B}lanca ({P}eru)},
  author = {{L}opez-{M}oreno, {J}. {I}. and {V}alero-{G}arces, {B}. and {M}ark, {B}. and {C}ondom, {T}homas and {R}evuelto, {J}. and {A}zorin-{M}olina, {C}. and {B}azo, {J}. and {F}rugone, {M}. and {V}icente-{S}errano, {S}. {M}. and {A}lejo-{C}ochachin, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n this study, we investigate changes in the glaciated surface and the formation of lakes in the headwater of the {Q}uerococha watershed in {C}ordillera {B}lanca ({P}eru) using 24 {L}andsat images from 1975 to 2014. {I}nformation of glacier retreat was integrated with available climate data, the first survey of recent depositional dynamics in proglacial {Y}anamarey {L}ake (4600 m a.s.l.), and a relatively short hydrological record (2002-2014) at the outlet of {Y}anamarey {L}ake. {A} statistically significant temperature warming (0.21 degrees {C} decade(-1) for mean annual temperature) has been detected in the region, and it caused a reduction of the glacierized area since 1975 from 3.5 to 1.4 km(-2). {N}ew small lakes formed in the deglaciated areas, increasing the flooded area from 1.8 ha in 1976 to 2.8 ha in 2014. {A} positive correlation between annual rates of glacier recession and runoff was found. {S}ediment cores revealed a high sedimentation rate (>1 cm yr(-1)) and two contrasted facies, suggesting a shift toward a reduction of meltwater inputs and higher hydrological variability likely due to an increasing role of precipitation on runoff during the last decades. {D}espite the age control uncertainties, the main transition likely occurred around 19982000, correlating with the end of the phase with maximum warming rates and glacier retreat during the 1980s and 1990s, and the slowing down of expansion of surface lake-covered surface. {W}ith this hydrological - paleolimnological approach we have documented the association between recent climate variability and glacier recession and the rapid transfer of hydroclimate signal to depositional and geochemical processes in high elevation {A}ndean environments. {T}his, study also alerts about water quality risks as proglacial lakes act as secondary reservoirs that trap trace and minor elements in high altitude basins.},
  keywords = {{G}lacier recession ; {C}limate change ; {G}lacier hydrology ; {P}roglacial lakes ; {H}eavy metals ; {C}ordillera {B}lanca ; {P}eru ; {PEROU} ; {CORDILLERA} {BLANCA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience of the {T}otal {E}nvironment},
  volume = {579},
  numero = {},
  pages = {272--282},
  ISSN = {0048-9697},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.107},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068921},
}