A comprehensive rock glacier inventory for the Peruvian Andes (PRoGI): dataset, characterization and topoclimatic attributes

Medina, Katy; León, Hairo; Badillo-Rivera, Edwin; Loarte, Edwin; Bodín, Xavier; Úbeda, José

doi:10.5194/essd-18-345-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-345-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-345-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 1

Data description paper

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14 Jan 2026

Data description paper |

| 14 Jan 2026

A comprehensive rock glacier inventory for the Peruvian Andes (PRoGI): dataset, characterization and topoclimatic attributes

Katy Medina, Hairo León, Edwin Badillo-Rivera, Edwin Loarte, Xavier Bodín, and José Úbeda

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-345-2026-supplement

Data sets

Peruvian Andes Rock Glacier Inventory (PRoGI) geopackage [dataset] Katy Medina et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.983251

Geomorphological and topoclimatic characteristics of the Peruvian Andes Rock Glacier Inventory (PRoGI) [dataset] Katy Medina et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.983295

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We created the first comprehensive inventory of Peru's rock glaciers: 2338 landforms in the Andes and filling the information gap in this mountainous region. Using satellite imagery, we mapped their distribution, finding most of them in southern Peru, above 4800 m a.s.l. and conditioned mainly by low temperature and precipitation. This dataset helps scientists to follow the evolution of permafrost and local planners to manage water resources and risks in the mountains.