The course is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the physics of glaciers with examples from the Southern Andes. The Southern Andes (22°S-54°S) span a broad latitudinal and altitudinal range, leading to significant temperature and precipitation gradients that result in highly diverse climatic conditions and numerous glaciers with varying characteristics. We will exploit these differences to better understand the importance of glaciers and glacier changes for local to regional human activities.

Key topics include:
Climatology of the Southern Andes
The history of glaciology and glaciological discoveries along the Southern Andes
Glacier mass balance and hydrology in the Southern Andes
Glacier dynamics, surging and tidewater glaciers in the Southern Andes
Remote Sensing in glaciology
Glacier geology along the Southern Andes

The course will be divided into two weeks, with a fieldwork excursion of two days to the Central Andes of Mendoza in the middle part of the course. During the first week, we will concentrate on delivering the theoretical concepts with lectures and exercises based on the different glacial-climatic regions of the Southern Andes. After the fieldwork excursion, students will work in groups to consolidate the concepts learned during the previous week while studying real examples along the Southern Andes.

The course is taught in Spanish by glaciologists and climatologists from IANIGLA and is intended for postgraduate students with research subjects related to glaciology. Also, graduate students or technicians from public or private agencies related to mountain hydrology or natural resource management of the Southern Andes are welcome to apply.

Here is an excellent promotional video of the course by CONICET Documental

Read about the course in the ICE bulletin of the IGS

Further information and the application form will come soon - stay tuned!