High Impact Weather Events in the Andes

Owing to the extraordinary latitudinal extent, a strong orographic variability with very high mountain tops, and the presence of deep valleys and steep slopes, the Andes and the population of the region are highly prone and vulnerable to the impacts of a large suite of extreme weather events. Here w...

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Main Authors: Germán Poveda, Jhan Carlo Espinoza, Manuel D. Zuluaga, Silvina A. Solman, René Garreaud, Peter J. van Oevelen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2020.00162/full