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Balcon II (Morenas Coloradas Rock Glacier)

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Created: 2014-01-15 14:00:55
Modified: 2014-02-27 10:57:59

Active: Yes
Country:Argentina
Site:Mendoza
GTN-P:AR 03
Responsible Countries: Argentina,
Timezone:UTC/GMT -03:00 hours
Vegetation Type:No Vegetation
Responsible Person:Dario Trombotto

Two boreholes? 1,5 m and 3 m deep? 

MAGT (C) ca. 0
MAGT_DEPTH (m) 3,0
MAGT_DATE 2001-2010

AIR TEMPERATURE AND SNOW COVER THICKNESS/DENSITY MEASUREMENTS AT THE BOREHOLE SITE (indicate frequency of observations): Air temperature: Yes [ ]  No [X]    Snow thickness: Yes[ ] No[X]   Density: Yes [ ] No[ ]. Region with zonda wind. ( a kind of foehn)

 

NAME AND LOCATION OF CLOSEST CLIMATE STATION:

Potrerillos: 32º 57' 44" S;  W 69º 11' 22" W,  1430 m, distance from borehole: 16, 5km) - MAAT (mean annual air temperature): 14,75 ºC (1991); Precipitation: 365 mm (1995)

Vallecitos:  32º 59' 14" S; 69º 20' 58" W,  2550 m, distance from borehole: 4,7 km) - MAAT: 6 ºC (1976-1985); Precipitation: 442 mm (1976-1985)

Depth:3 m
Drilling Angle:90 °
Drilling Method:Percussion. Year drilled: 2001 - 2002.
Date Drilled:01. Jan 2001
Type:Road until ca. 3000 m a.s.l., then on foot. 2,5 km from raod access (summer season)
Distance From Road:2500 m
Permafrost Thickness:>50 m
Permafrost Zone:Mountain
Landform:Rock glacier
Lithology:Volcanic rocks: rhyolites
Morphology:Valley
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Bibliographic References
---, --- --- ; 1999. "Rock glaciers in the Southern Central Andes (appr. 33° S.L.), Mendoza, Argentina: a review", Bamberger Geographische Schriften 19: 145-173, Bamberg.
Barsch, D. and King, L.; 1989: Origin and geoelectrical resistivity of rockglaciers in semi-arid subtropical mountains (Andes de Mendoza, Argentina). Z. Geomorph. N.F., 33, 2: 151-163.
Trombotto, D.; 2000: "Survey of Cryogenic Processes, Periglacial Forms and Permafrost Conditions in South America". Revista do Instituto Geológico, Vol. 21, Nr.1/2: 33-55. São Paulo, Brasil.
Trombotto, D., Buk, E. and Hernández, J.; 1997: "Monitoring of Mountain Permafrost in the Central Andes, Argentina". Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Vol. 8: 123 -129.

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Longitude:-69.380278 °
Latitude:-32.934722 °
Elevation:3770 m
EPSG:4326
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