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: Sulca Jota, Juan Carlos, Apaéstegui Campos, James Emiliano, Tacza, José
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media 2024
• Subjects: Lake Titicaca water level; High-and low-frequency variability; Multiple linear regression models; Pacific Decadal Oscillation; Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation; South Atlantic Ocean; Bolivian High and Nordeste Low (BH–NL) system; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.05.09; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.05.10; Nordeste; Pacific; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12816/5505; https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2023.1325224

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...