Physicochemical data of glacier rivers in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, 2019-2020
Palacios, E., Medina, K., Loarte, E., Castañeda, A., Gamboa, M., Polo, R., Tapia, P., Pellicciotti, F., Brown, L. (2024). Physicochemical data of glacier rivers in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, 2019-2020. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/3684da74-6c6d-4f25-867b-62b7b68175f6
This dataset includes measured physicochemical variables in ten rivers of the glacial valleys of Parón, Huaytapallana and Llanganuco in the Cordillera Blanca, Ancash, Peru. The environmental variables measured in the rivers include pH, turbidity conductivity, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, dissolved organic carbon, dissolved inorganic carbon, metal ions and anions. Channel stability assessments using the Pfankuch index are also included. This data was used to analyse the physicochemical changes under glacial retreat, studying rivers in a gradient of glacial coverage, and relate it to the biodiversity of macroinvertebrates. The sampling work was carried out from October 14 to 30, 2019 and from October 7 to 16, 2020. The study was funded by NERC, Newton‐Paulet Fund and Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico, Tecnológico y de Innovación Tecnológica-Perú.
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico
National University of Santiago Antunez Mayolo
Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI)
Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Glaciares y Ecosistemas de Montaña