@article{fdi:010077422,
  title = {{A}mazonian biomass burning enhances tropical {A}ndean glaciers melting},
  author = {{N}eto, {N}. {D}. and {E}vangelista, {H}. and {C}ondom, {T}homas and {R}abatel, {A}. and {G}inot, {P}atrick},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he melting of tropical glaciers provides water resources to millions of people, involving social, ecological and economic demands. {A}t present, these water reservoirs are threatened by the accelerating rates of mass loss associated with modern climate changes related to greenhouse gas emissions and ultimately land use/cover change. {U}ntil now, the effects of land use/cover change on the tropical {A}ndean glaciers of {S}outh {A}merica through biomass burning activities have not been investigated. {I}n this study, we quantitatively examine the hypothesis that regional land use/cover change is a contributor to the observed glacier mass loss, taking into account the role of {A}mazonian biomass burning. {W}e demonstrated here, for the first time, that for tropical {A}ndean glaciers, a massive contribution of black carbon emitted from biomass burning in the {A}mazon {B}asin does exist. {T}his is favorable due to its positioning with respect to {A}mazon {B}asin fire hot spots and the predominant wind direction during the transition from the dry to wet seasons ({A}ug-{S}ep-{O}ct), when most fire events occur. {W}e investigated changes in {B}olivian {Z}ongo {G}lacier albedo due to impurities on snow, including black carbon surface deposition and its potential for increasing annual glacier melting. {W}e showed that the magnitude of the impact of {A}mazonian biomass burning depends on the dust content in snow. {W}hen high concentration of dust is present (e.g. 100 ppm of dust), the dust absorbs most of the radiation that otherwise would be absorbed by the {BC}. {O}ur estimations point to a melting factor of 3.3 +/- 0.8% for black carbon, and 5.0 +/- 1.0% for black carbon in the presence of low dust content (e.g. 10 ppm of dust). {F}or the 2010 hydrological year, we reported an increase in runoff corresponding to 4.5% of the annual discharge during the seasonal peak fire season, which is consistent with our predictions.},
  keywords = {{AMAZONIE} ; {ANDES} ; {ZONGO} {GLACIER} ; {AMAZONE} {BASSIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 16914 [12 ]},
  ISSN = {2045-2322},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41598-019-53284-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077422},
}