Some of our recent publications

Bown, F., A. Rivera & C. Acuña (2008): "Recent glaciers variations at the Aconcagua basin, central Chilean Andes". Annals of Glaciology, 48, 43-48.(view text)

2007

Rivera, A., T. Benham, G. Casassa, J. Bamber & J. Dowdeswell (2007): "Ice elevation and areal changes of glaciers from the Northern Patagonia Icefield, Chile". Global and Planetary Change, 59, 126-137. (view text)

Bamber, J.L. & A. Rivera (2007): "A review of remote sensing methods for glacier mass balance determination". Global and Planetary Change, 59, 138-148. (view text)

Bown, F. & A. Rivera (2007): "Climate changes and glacier responses during recent decades in the Chilean Lake District". Global and Planetary Change, 59, 79-86. (view text)

Casassa, G., A. Rivera, W. Haeberlib, G. Jones, G. Kaser, P. Ribstein & C. Schneider(2007): "Editorial. Current status of Andean glaciers". Global and Planetary Change, 59, 1-9. (view text)

Keller, K., G. Casassa, A. Rivera, R. Forsberg & N. Gundestrup (2007): "Airborne laser altimetry survey of Glaciar Tyndall, Patagonia". Global and Planetary Change, 59, 101-125. (view text)

Brock, B., Rivera, A., Casassa, G., Bown, F. and C. Acuña (2007): "The surface energy balance of an active ice-covered volcano: Volcán Villarrica, southern Chile". Annals of glaciology 45, 104-114. (view text)

Vaughan, D. G., A. Rivera, J. Woodward, H. F. J. Corr, J. Wendt, and R. Zamora (2007): "Topographic and hydrological controls on Subglacial Lake Ellsworth, West Antarctica". Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L18501,doi:10.1029/2007GL030769.(view text)

Bown, F., A. Rivera, C. Acuña & G. Casassa. 2007. Recent glacier mass balance calculations at Volcán Mocho-Choshuenco (40ºS), Chilean Lake District". IAHS Publ., 318, 143-152.(view text)

Zamora, R., G. Casassa, G. Neira, L. Araya, A. Rivera & R. Mella (2007): " Crevasse detection in glaciers of southern Chile and Antarctica by means of Ground Penetrating Radar". IAHS Publ., 318, 153-162.(view text)

Zemp, M., Haeberli, W., Bajracharya, S., Chinn, T.J., Fountain, A.G., Hagen, J.O., Huggel, C., Kääb, A., Kaltenborn, B.P., Karki, M., Kaser, G., Kotlyakov, V.M., Lambrechts, C., Li, Z.Q., Molnia, B.F., Mool, P., Nellemann, C., Novikov, V., Osipova, G.B., Rivera, A., Shrestha, B., Svoboda, F., Tsvetkov D.G. and Yao, T.D. (2007): "Glaciers and ice caps. Part I: Global overview and outlook. Part II: Glacier changes around the world". In: UNEP: Global outlook for ice & snow. UNEP/GRID-Arendal, Norway, p. 115–152. (view heavy weight text)

Corripio, J, R. Purves and A. Rivera (2007): " Modeling climate-change impacts on mountain glaciers and water resources in the Central Dry Andes". In: ORLOVE, B., WIEGANDT, E. & LUCKMAN, B. (Eds.). Darkening Peaks: Glacier Retreat, Science and Society, University of California Press, USA, p. 126-135. (view text)

2006

Rivera, A., F. Bown, R. Mella, J. Wendt, G. Casassa, C. Acuña, E. Rignot, J. Clavero & B. Brock (2006): "Ice volumetric changes on active volcanoes in southern Chile". Annals of Glaciology, 43, 111–122. (view text)

Rivera, A., C. Acuña and G. Casassa (2006): "Glacier variations in central Chile (32°S-41°S)". In: KNIGHT, P.G., (Ed.). Glacier Science and Environmental Change, Blackwell, Oxford, UK, pp. 246-247. (view text)

Rivera, A., C. Bunster, M.Sharp, P. Macdowell, R. Zamora,G. Neira, J. Wendt, L. Araya, D. Ulloa, M. Rodriguez, C. Acuña, M. Arévalo, G. Casassa, F.Ordenes, M. Siegert y F. Bown. (2006) Expedición al lago subglacial Ellsworth. Boletín Antártico Chileno 25: 7-10. (view text)

Casassa, G., A. Rivera and M. Schwikowski (2006): "Glacier mass balance data for southern South America (30 °S - 56 °S)". In: KNIGHT, P.G., ed., Glacier Science and Environmental Change, Blackwell, Oxford, UK, pp. 239-241. (view text)

Bolius, D., M. Schwikowski, B. Rufibach, T. Jenk, G. Casassa and A.Rivera (2006): "A first shallow firn core record from La Ollada Glacier on Cerro Mercedario in the Central Argentinean Andes". Annals of Glaciology, 43, 14-22. (view text)

Schwikowski, M.S .Brütsch, G. Casassa & A. Rivera. (2006): "A potential high-elevation ice core site at the Southern Patagonian Icefield". Annals of Glaciology, 43, 8-13. (view text)

Siegert, M., A. Behar, M. Bentley, D. Blake, S. Bowden, P. Christoffersen, C. Cockell, H. Corr, D. C. Cullen, H. Edwards, A. Ellery, C. Ellis-Evans, G. Griffiths, R. Hindmarsh, D. A. Hodgson, E. King, H. Lamb, L. Lane, K. Makinson, M. Mowlem, J. Parnell, D. A. Pearce, J. Priscu, A. Rivera, M. A. Sephton, M. R. Sims, A . M. Smith, M. Tranter, J. L. Wadham, G. Wilson & J. Woodward (2006): "Exploration of Ellsworth Subglacial Lake: a concept paper on the development, organisation and execution of an experiment to explore, measure and sample the environment of a West Antarctic subglacial lake". Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology, doi: 10.1007/s11157-006-9109-9. (view text)

2005

Rivera, A., G. Casassa, R. Thomas, E. Rignot, R. Zamora, D. Antúnez, C. Acuña & F. Ordenes (2005): "Glacier wastage on southern Adelaide Island, Antarctica, and its impact on snow runway operations". Annals of Glaciology 41, 57-62.(view text)

Rivera, A. (2005): "Cambios climáticos. Los Glaciares de Patagonia". Revista Investigación y Ciencia, 349, 36-37. (view text)

Rivera, A., F., Bown, G. Casassa, C. Acuña and J. Clavero (2005): "Glacier shrinkage and negative mass balance in the Chilean Lake District (40ºS) ". Hydrological Sciences Journal, 50(6), 963-974. (view text)

Rivera, A., G. Casassa, J. Bamber and A. Kääb (2005): "Ice elevation changes of Glaciar Chico, southern Patagonia, using ASTER DEMs, aerial photographs and GPS data".  Journal of Glaciology, 51 (172) 105-112. (view text)

Rignot, E., G. Casassa, S. Gogineni, P. Kanagaratnam, W. Krabill, H. Pritchard, A. Rivera, R. Thomas, J. Turner, and D. Vaughan (2005): "Recent ice loss from the Fleming and other glaciers, Wordie Bay, West Antarctic Peninsula". Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L07502, doi:10.1029/2004GL021947. (view text)

Glasser, N.F., K.N. Jansson, S. Harrison, A. Rivera (2005): "Geomorphological evidence for variations of the North Patagonian Icefield during the Holocene". Geomorphology, 71, 263-277. (view text)

Raymond, C., Neumann, T., Rignot, E., Echelmeyer, K., Rivera A. and Casassa G. (2005): "Retreat of Tyndall Glacier, Patagonia, over the last half century". Journal of Glaciology, 51(173) 239-247. (view text)

Lara, A., A. Wolodarsky-Franke, J.C. Aravena, R. Villalba, M. E. Solari, L. Pezoa, A. Rivera & C. Le Quesne (2005): " Climate fluctuations derived from tree-rings and other proxy-records in the Chilean Andes: State of the art and future prospects". In: HUBER, U., H. GUGMAN & M. REASONER (Eds.). Global change and Mountain regions. An overview of current knowledge. Advances in Global change research, The Netherlands, pp. 145-156. (view text)

2004

Rivera, A. and G. Casassa, (2004):" Ice elevation, areal, and frontal changes of glaciers from National Park Torres del Paine, Southern Patagonia Icefiled". Artic, Antarctic and Alpine Research, 36(4), 379-389. (view text)

Casassa, G., A. Rivera, C. Acuña, H. Brecher and H. Lange, (2004): "Elevation change and ice flow at Horseshoe Valley, Patriot Hills, Antarctica". Annals of Glaciology, 39, 20–28. (view text)

Rignot, E., R. Thomas, P. Kanagaratnam, G. Casassa, E. Frederick, S. Gogineni, W. Krabill, A. Rivera, R. Russell, J. Sonntag, R. Swift and J. Yungel, (2004): "Improved estimation of the mass balance of the glaciers draining into the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica from he NASA/CECS 2002 campaign". Annals of Glaciology, 39, 231–237. (view text)

Rignot E., Casassa, G. Gogineni, P. Krabill, W. Rivera, A. and Thomas R. (2004):" Accelerated ice discharge from the Antarctic Peninsula following the collapse of Larsen B ice shelf". Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L18401, doi:10.1029/2004GL020697. (view text)

Thomas, R., Rignot, E., Casassa, G., Kanagaratnam, P., Acuña, C., Akins, T., Brecher, H., Frederick, E., Gogineni, P., Krabill, W., Manizade, S., Ramamoorthy, H., Rivera, A., Russell, R., Sonntag, J., Swift, R. and J. Yungel (2004): "Accelerated sea level rise from West Antarctica". Science, 306, 255-258. (view text).

Bown, F. (2004): "Cambios climáticos en la Región de Los Lagos y respuestas recientes del Glaciar Casa Pangue (41º08’S)". Memoria de Magister en Geografía, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, 131 pp. (view text)

Rivera, A. (2004):"Mass balance investigations at Glaciar Chico, Southern Patagonia Icefield Chile". PhD thesis, University of Bristol, UK, 303 pp. (view text)

2003

Rignot, E., Rivera, A. & Casassa, G. (2003). "Contribution of the Patagonia Icefields of South America to Global Sea Level Rise". Science, 302: 434-437. (view text).

2002

Rivera, A. & Casassa, G. (2002): "Detection of Ice Thickness using radio echo sounding on the Southern Patagonia Icefield". In: The Patagonian Icefields. A unique natural laboratory for environmental and climate change studies. CASASSA, G., F. SEPÚLVEDA & R. SINCLAIR (Eds.) Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, pp. 101-115.

Rivera, A., Acuña, C., Casassa, G. & Bown, F. (2002): "Use of remote sensing and field data to estimate the contribution of Chilean glaciers to the sea level rise". Annals of Glaciology, 34: 367-372. (view text).

Casassa, G., Rivera, A.,  Aniya, M. & Naruse R. (2002): "Current knowledge of the Southern Patagonia Icefield". In: The Patagonian Icefields. A unique natural laboratory for environmental and climate change studies. CASASSA, G., F. SEPÚLVEDA & R. SINCLAIR (Eds.) Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, pp. 67-83.

Ginot, P., Schwikowski, M., Gággeler, H., Schotterer, U., Kull, C., Funk, M., Rivera, A., Stampfli, F. & Stichler, W. (2002): "PALAEO Atmospheric Chemistry  and Climate records from Cerro Tapado glacier, Norte Chico, Chile". In: The Patagonian Icefields. A unique natural laboratory for environmental and climate change studies. CASASSA, G., F. SEPÚLVEDA & R. SINCLAIR (Eds.) Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, pp. 157-167.

Carrasco, J., Casassa, G. & Rivera, A. (2002): "Meteorological and Climatological aspects of the Southern patagonbia Ice Cap, Patagonia". In: The Patagonian Icefields. A unique natural laboratory for environmental and climate change studies. CASASSA, G., F. SEPÚLVEDA & R. SINCLAIR (Eds.) Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, pp. 29-41. (view text).

Casassa, G., Smith, K., Rivera, A. Araos, J. Schnirch M. & Schneider C. (2002): "Inventory of glaciers in isla Riesco, Patagonia, Chile, based on aerial photography and satellite imagery". Annals of Glaciology, 34:373-378. (view text).

2001

Rivera, A., Casassa. G., Acuña. C (2001): "Mediciones de espesor en glaciares de Chile centro-sur". Revista Investigaciones Geográficas, 35: 67-100. (view text).

Casassa, G. & Rivera, A. (2001): "Campo de Hielo Sur: Su historia". Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia, Serie Ciencias Humanas, 29:29-78.

Lythe, M., Vaughan, D., and the BEDMAP Consortium (2001): "BEDMAP: A new ice thickness and subglacial topographic model of Antarctica". Journal of Geophysical Research, 106(B6): 11335-11351. (view tex)

Casassa, G., Damm, V., Eisenburger, E., Jenett, M., Cárdenas, C., Acuña, C. Rivera, A. & Lange, H., (2001). " Estudios glaciológicos en Patagonia y Chile central utilizando un sistema aerotransportado de radio eco sondaje". Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia, Serie Ciencias Naturales, 29: 25-44.

2000

Rivera, A., Casassa, G., Acuña, C. & Lange, H. (2000): "Variaciones recientes de glaciares en chile". Revista Investigaciones geográficas 34: 25-52. (view text).

Kieffer, H., and the GLIMS Consortium (2000): "New Eyes in the Sky Measure glaciers and Ice Sheets". Eos Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 81(24):1-4

Casassa, G., A. Rivera, M. Aniya & R. Naruse (2000): "Características glaciológicas del Campo de Hielo Patagónico Sur". Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia, Serie Ciencias Naturales, 28:5-22.

Rivera, A. & Casassa, G. (2000): "Variaciones Recientes y Características de los glaciares Chico y O’Higgins, Campo de Hielo Sur". In: IX Congreso Geológico Chileno, Vol 2, pp. 244-248.

Casassa, G., Rivera, A., Lange, H. & Cárdenas, C. (2000): "Estudios Glaciológicos en Patriot Hills, Antártica". In: IX Congreso Geológico Chileno, Vol 2, pp. 359-363.

Carrasco, J., Casassa, G. & Rivera, A. (2000): "A warm event at Patriot Hills, Antarctica: An ENSO related phenomen?". In: Sixth International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, pp. 240-241.

Rivera, A., Casassa, G., Acuña, C. & Vieira, R. (2000): "Recent glacier variations and snow line changes in central Chile". In: Sixth International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, pp. 274-275.

Casassa, G., Rivera, A. & Carrasco, J. (2000). "Glacier variations in the Southern Patagonia Icefield and their Relation with Climate". In: Sixth International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, pp. 312-313.

1999

Rivera,A., & Casassa,G. (1999): "Volume Changes on Glaciar Pio XI, Patagonia: 1975-1995". Global and Planetary Change 22(1-4):233-244. (view text)

Aniya, M., Naruse, R., Casassa, G., & Rivera, A. (1999): "Variations of Patagonian glaciers, South America, utilizing RADARSAT images". Proceedings of the International Symposium on RADARSAT Application Development and Research Opportunity (ADRO), Montreal, Canada, October 13-15, 1998. CD-ROM. (view text)

1998

Casassa, G., Carvallo, R., Cárdenas, C., Jelinic, B. & Rivera, A. (1998): " Performance of a Snowmobile-Based radio Echo Sounding System at Patriot Hills, Antarctica". In: Proceedings VIII SCALOP symposium, Concepción, pp. 93-101. 

Casassa, G., Rivera, A., Lange, H., Carvallo, R., Brecher, H., Cárdenas, C. & Smith, R. (1998): "Radar and GPS Studies at Horseshoe Valley, Patriot Hills, Antarctica". In: FRISP Report N°12, pp. 7-18. 

Carrasco, J., Casassa, G. & Rivera, A. (1998): "Climatología actual del Campo de Hielo Sur y posibles Cambios por el Incremento del Efecto Invernadero". Anales Instituto Patagonia, Serie Cs. Nat., 26:119-128. 

Casassa, G. & Rivera, A. (1998): "Digital Radio-Echo Sounding at Tyndall Glacier, Patagonia". Anales Instituto Patagonia, Serie Cs. Nat., 26:129-135.

Casassa, C., Brecher, H., Cárdenas, C. & Rivera, A. (1998):"Mass balance of the Antarctic ice Sheet at patriot Hills" Annals of Glaciology 27: 130-134.

1997

Rivera,A., Lange,H., Aravena,J. & Casassa,G. (1997): "The 20th Century Advance of Glaciar Pío XI, Southern Patagonia Icefield". Annals of Glaciology, 24:66-71. 

Casassa, G., Brecher, H., Rivera, A. and Aniya, M., (1997): "A Century-long Recession Record of Glaciar O’Higgins, Chilean Patagonia". Annals of Glaciology, 24:106-110. (view text)

Warren,C.R., Rivera,A. & Post,A. (1997): "Greatest Holocene Advance of Glaciar Pío XI, Chilean Patagonia: Possible causes". Annals of Glaciology, 24:11-15.

Rivera, A., Aravena, J. & Casassa, G. (1997): "Recent Fluctuations of Glaciar Pío XI, Patagonia: Discussion of a Glacial Surge Hypothesis". Mountain Research and Development, 17(4): 309-322. (view text)
 

Selection of previous papers

Romero, H. & Rivera, A. (1996): "Global changes and unsustainable development in the Andes of Northern Chile". En: UMWELT MENSCH GEBIRGE. Beiträge zur Dynamik von Natur-und Lebensraum. Edited by Geographische Gesellschaft Bern, Band 59/1994-1996, pp. 103-110.

Rivera, A. (1995): "Modeling the impact of mountains on regional climates". En: GIS and Mountain Environments. Edited by K. Schneider & P. Robbins. IDRISI Workbook Vol. 5, Exercise 4, Clark University - UNITAR, USA.

Romero, H. & Rivera, A. (1995): "Régimen pluviométrico actual del Altiplano de Antofagasta: Antecedentes para una evaluación Paleoclimática". En: Climas Cuaternarios en América del Sur. Editado por J. Argollo & Ph. Mourguiart, ORSTOM, La Paz, Bolivia, pp. 215-223.

Downing, T. (general editor), Santibañez, F., Romero, H., Peña, H., Gwyne, R., Ihl, M. & Rivera, A. (1994): "Climate Change and Sustainable Development in the Norte Chico, Chile: Climate, Water Resources and Agriculture". Occasional paper (N°35) of the School of Geography, University of Birmingham and Research Report (N°6) of the Environmental Change unit, University of Oxford, 57 p. 

Warren,C.R. & Rivera,A. (1994): "Non-linear Climatic Response of Calving Glaciers: A case study of Pío XI Glacier, Chilean Patagonia". Rev. Chilena de Historia Natural, 67:385-394.

Warren, C.R., Glasser, N., Kerr, A., Harrison, S., Winchester, V., & Rivera, A. (1995): "Calving Activity at the Tidewater San Rafael Glacier, Chile". Journal of Glaciology, 41(138):273-289.

Rivera,A. (1992): "El Glaciar Pio XI: Avances y Retrocesos, el impacto sobre su entorno durante el presente siglo". Rev. Geográfica de Chile Terra Australis, 36:33-62.

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