New insights into the biennial-to-multidecadal variability of the water level fluctuation in Lake Titicaca in the 20th century

• Published in: Frontiers in Climate
• Main Authors: Juan Sulca, James Apaéstegui, José Tacza
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024
• Subjects: Lake Titicaca water level; high-and low-frequency variability; multiple linear regression models; Pacific Decadal Oscillation; Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation; South Atlantic Ocean; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Nordeste; Pacific; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2023.1325224; https://doaj.org/article/b708c0d7ff064c35ba35650181778c44

The water disponibility of Lake Titicaca is important for local ecosystems, domestic water, industry, fishing, agriculture, and tourism in Peru and Bolivia. However, the water level variability in Lake Titicaca (LTWL) still needs to be understood. The fluctuations of LTWL during the 1921–2018 period...