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Surface Water – Groundwater Interactions In A Proglacial Alpine Catchment: Applications Of Heat Tracing, Modeling, And Remote Sensing Methods, Emily Alyssa Baker

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As climate change occurs, the availability and stability of water resources will be a global concern. The availability of reliable water resources will be of particular concern to regions that currently depend on meltwater from snowpack or glaciers during dry periods. One place whose water stability could be heavily impacted by the loss of meltwater resources is Peru. During the dry, arid months of May through September, the region to the west of the Peruvian Andes relies on stream water resources that originate in proglacial alpine catchments. The Cordillera Blanca, which is a mountain range in the Peruvian Andes, contains …