Climate change threats to environment in the tropical Andes: Glaciers and water resources

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 179-187

  Chevallier, Pierre ^a,b   Pouyaud, Bernard ^a,b   Suarez, Wilson ^b,c,d   Condom, Thomas ^a,b,e  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c CIRAD   (France)

^d Servicio Nacional de Meteorologa e Hidrologa del Peru   (Peru)

^e UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX MONTAIGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Central Andes; High mountains; Tropical glaciers; Water resources; Water uses

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952108056     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-010-0177-6     Document Type: Article

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