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