Threats to water supplies in the tropical Andes

被引：469

作者：

Bradley, Raymond S. ^{[1
]}

Vuille, Mathias

Diaz, Henry F.

Vergara, Walter

机构：

[1] Univ Massachusetts, Climate Syst Res Ctr, Dept Geosci, Amherst, MA 01003 USA

[2] NOAA, Earth Syst Res Lab, Boulder, CO 80303 USA

[3] World Bank, Latin Amer Environm Dept, Washington, DC 20433 USA

来源：

SCIENCE | 2006年 / 312卷 / 5781期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1126/science.1128087

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Climate models predict that greenhouse warming will cause temperatures to rise faster at higher than at tower attitudes. In the tropical Andes, glaciers may soon disappear, with potentially grave consequences for water supplies.

引用

页码：1755 / 1756

页数：2

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