Station installed in April 2017 at the outlet of the small proglacial lake in front of Alerce glacier, one the the four Argentinean glaciers of Monte Tronador, a heavily glaciated peak in the North Patagonian Andes at around 41°S.
This glacier is the focus of a long-term mass balance monitoring program that started in 2014. Most basic meteorological variables are being measured every hour. The Meteorological, hydrological and glaciological are highly relevant for a better understanding of the hydrology and the glacier-climate relationships in this portion of the Andes.
Measurement Methods Used
UNESCO
Data Information
Are the data quality controlled? yes
How are the data accessible? other
Data availability (may depend on the variable measured): delayed less than one year
This glacier is the focus of a long-term mass balance monitoring program that started in 2014. Most basic meteorological variables are being measured every hour. The Meteorological, hydrological and glaciological are highly relevant for a better understanding of the hydrology and the glacier-climate relationships in this portion of the Andes.