@article{fdi:010051636, title = {{E}nvironmental records from temperate glacier ice on {N}evado {C}oropuna saddle, southern {P}eru}, author = {{H}erreros, {J}. and {M}oreno, {I}. and {T}aupin, {J}ean-{D}enis and {G}inot, {P}atrick and {P}atris, {N}icolas and {D}e {A}ngelis, {M}. and {L}edru, {M}arie-{P}ierre and {D}elachaux, {F}. and {S}chotterer, {U}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e investigated past climate variability and the zonal short and long-range transport of air masses in tropical {S}outh {A}merica using chemical, isotopic and palynological signals from a 42 m-long ice core recovered in 2003 from the saddle of the {N}evado {C}oropuna, southern {P}eru (72°39? {W}; 15°32? {S}; 6080 m a.s.l.). {W}e found that precipitation at this site depends mainly on the easterly circulation of air masses originated from the tropical {A}tlantic {O}cean. {N}evertheless, sporadic {P}acific air masses arrivals, and strong cold waves coming from southern {S}outh {A}merica reach this altitude site. {I}n spite of post-depositional effects, we were able to identify two strong {ENSO} ({E}l {N}iño-{S}outhern {O}scillation) event signatures (1982-1983 and 1992) and the eruptive activity of the nearby {S}abancaya volcano (1994).}, keywords = {{PALEOCLIMAT} ; {GLACIER} ; {PALYNOLOGIE} ; {ANALYSE} {ISOTOPIQUE} ; {CIRCULATION} {ATMOSPHERIQUE} ; {INTERACTION} {OCEAN} {ATMOSPHERE} ; {PRECIPITATION} ; {EL} {NINO} ; {VOLCANISME} ; {GLACIOLOGIE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {ANDES} ; {PEROU} ; {NEVADO} {COROPUNA}}, booktitle = {{EGU} {A}lexander von {H}umboldt conference : the {A}ndes : challenge for geosciences}, journal = {{A}dvances in {G}eosciences}, numero = {22}, pages = {27--34}, year = {2009}, DOI = {10.5194/adgeo-22-27-2009 }, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010051636}, }