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| Titel |
First insights on Lake General Carrera/Buenos Aires/Chelenko water balance |
| VerfasserIn |
G. Zambrano, R. Abarca del Rio, J.-F. Cretaux, B. Reid |
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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| ISSN |
1680-7340
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| Erschienen |
In: 4th EGU Alexander von Humboldt Conference "The Andes: Challenge for Geosciences" ; Nr. 22 (2009-12-17), S.173-179 |
| Datensatznummer |
250014742
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/adgeo-22-173-2009.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Lago General Carrera (Chile) also called Lago Buenos Aires
(Argentina) or originally Chelenko by the native habitants of the
region is located in Patagonia on the Chilean-Argentinean border. It
is the largest lake in Chile with a surface area of 1850 km2.
The lake is of glacial/tectonic origin and surrounded by the Andes
mountain range. The lake drains primarily to the Pacific Ocean to
the west, through the Baker River (one of Chile's largest rivers),
and intermittently eastward to the Atlantic Ocean. We report ongoing
results from an investigation of the seasonal hydrological cycle of
the lake basin. The contribution by river input through snowmelt
from the Andes is of primary importance, though the lack of water
input by ungaged rivers is also critical. We present the main
variables involved in the water balance of Lake General
Carrera/Buenos Aires/Chelenko, such as influent and effluent river
flows, precipitation, and evaporation, all this based mostly in
in-situ information. |
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