Peru field work

A small selection of field work photos captured during visits to Peru to support airborne and terrestrial glacier mapping missions in the Cordillerra Blanca. The research projects were all in collaboration with Dr Bryan Mark at Ohio State University

Checking out our survey plane in Pucallpa, Peru

Dusty drive from Cusco to Quelccaya ice cap

The mountains of Huascaran National Park from the Rio Santa Valley, Peru

Dr. Bryan Mark, Ohio State University, chatting up the locals nr Huaytapallana

Stream gauging nr Huaytapallana

Heading off with our Arrieros for high altitude sampling, Huascaran Nat Park, Peru

Flooding in Ica, Peru

Paul Illsley, Centre of Geographic Sciences, mapping Huaytapallana Glacier using terrestrial imagery

Allyson & Kyung IN setting up an ad hoc GPS base stn for our terrestrial imagery

Modified landscape, Peru

Chris Hopkinson

Research Chair & Professor