This document summarizes research on glacier retreat and water resource vulnerability at Volcán Chimborazo in Ecuador. The researcher found that between 1986 and 2010, glaciers at Chimborazo experienced a 35% reduction in surface area. Ongoing research includes continued monitoring of glacier change over time using remote sensing techniques and analysis of errors in measurement methods. The research aims to improve understanding of glacier retreat and its implications for water resources in the region to help assess vulnerability under continued warming.
Assessing glacier retreat and water resource vulnerability at volcán Chimborazo, Ecuador
1. Assessing Glacier Retreat and Water Resource Vulnerability at Volcán Chimborazo, Ecuador: What We Know Now and What Remains to be Discovered Jeff La Frenierre Ohio State University, Dept. of Geography; Byrd Polar Research Center
2. Context Study Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Glacier Change, Water Resources and Scale
3. Context Study Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Glacier Change, Water Resources and Scale
4. Context Study Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Glacier Change, Water Resources and Scale
5. Context Study Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Glacier Change, Water Resources and Scale
6. Context Study Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Glacier Change, Water Resources and Scale
7. Context Study Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Glaciers in Ecuador
8. Context Study Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Glaciers in Ecuador Bernai Velarde
9. Context Study Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Glaciers in Ecuador Bernai Velarde Justin Black
10. Context Study Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Glaciers in Ecuador Bernai Velarde Justin Black Rafael Troya
11. Context Study Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Volcán Chimborazo
12. Context Study Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Volcán Chimborazo
13. Context Study Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Volcán Chimborazo
14. Context Study Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Volcán Chimborazo
15. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Vulnerability to Glacier Change
16. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Vulnerability to Glacier Change
17. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Vulnerability to Glacier Change
18. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Vulnerability to Glacier Change
19. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Vulnerability to Glacier Change
20. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Vulnerability to Glacier Change
21. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Quantifying Glacier Area Change: 1986 - 2010 May 17, 2009
22. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Quantifying Glacier Area Change: 1986 - 2010 September 9, 2009
23. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Quantifying Glacier Area Change: 1986 - 2010 January 28, 2010
24. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Quantifying Glacier Area Change: 1986 - 2010 February 13, 2010
25. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Quantifying Glacier Area Change: 1986 - 2010 April 18, 2010
26. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Quantifying Glacier Area Change: 1986 - 2010 September 9, 2009 January 28, 2010 April 18, 2010 May 17, 2009 February 13, 2010
27. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Quantifying Glacier Area Change: 1986 - 2010
28. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Quantifying Glacier Area Change: 1986 - 2010
29. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Quantifying Glacier Area Change: 1986 - 2010
30. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Quantifying Glacier Area Change: 1986 - 2010
31. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Quantifying Glacier Area Change: 1986 - 2010
32. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Quantifying Glacier Area Change: 1986 - 2010
33. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps 35% Reduction in Glacier Surface Area 1986 – 2010
34. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps 35% Reduction in Glacier Surface Area 1986 – 2010
35. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps 35% Reduction in Glacier Surface Area 1986 – 2010
36. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps 35% Reduction in Glacier Surface Area 1986 – 2010
37. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps 35% Reduction in Glacier Surface Area 1986 – 2010
38. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps 35% Reduction in Glacier Surface Area 1986 – 2010
39. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps 35% Reduction in Glacier Surface Area 1986 – 2010
40. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps 35% Reduction in Glacier Surface Area 1986 – 2010
41. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps 35% Reduction in Glacier Surface Area 1986 – 2010
42. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps 35% Reduction in Glacier Surface Area 1986 – 2010
43. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Quantifying Glacier Area Change: Analysis Errors
44. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Quantifying Glacier Area Change: Analysis Errors
45. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Quantifying Glacier Area Change: Analysis Errors
46. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Continuing Research Program at Chimborazo
47. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Continuing Research Program at Chimborazo
48. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Continuing Research Program at Chimborazo
49. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Continuing Research Program at Chimborazo
50. ContextStudy Area Research DesignMethods Results Next Steps Acknowledgements Expertise Dr. Bryan Mark (Advisor), Ohio State University Dr. Jeffrey Bury, University of California, Santa Cruz Dr. Jeff McKenzie, McGill University Michel Baraer, McGill University Dr. Kendra McSweeney, Ohio State University Dr. W. Berry Lyons, Ohio State University Dr. Ellen Mosely-Thompson, Ohio State University Dr. Desheng Liu, Ohio State University Kyung In Huh, Ohio State University Field Assistance Raul Tenemaza, Riobamba, Ecuador Dario Casas, Michahuasca, Ecuador Angel Tenemaza, Riobamba, Ecuador Grace Carter, University of Wyoming Paula La Frenierre Fernando Sanchez Flor, Riobamba, Ecuador Data Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e Hidrologia (INAMHI), Quito, Ecuador Dr. Bernard Francou, L'Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Quito , Ecuador
