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Predicting Water-Surface Fluctuation of Continental Lakes: A RS and GIS Based Approach in Central Mexico

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  • Manuel Mendoza
  • G. Bocco
  • M. Bravo
  • Erna Granados
  • W. Osterkamp

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Changes in the water-surface area occupied by the Cuitzeo Lake, Mexico, during the 1974–2001 period are analysed in this study. The research is based on remote sensing and geographic information techniques, as well as statistical analysis. High-resolution satellite image data were used to analyse the 1974–2000 period, and very low-resolution satellite image data were used for the 1997–2001 period. The long-term analysis (1974–2000) indicated that there were temporal changes in the surface area of the Cuitzeo Lake and that these changes were related to precipitation and temperatures that occurred in the previous year. Short-term monitoring (1997–2001) showed that the Cuitzeo Lake surface is lowering. Field observations demonstrated also that yearly desiccation is recurrent, particularly, in the western section of the lake. Results suggested that this behaviour was probably due to a drought period in the basin that began in the mid 1990s. Regression models constructed from long-term data showed that fluctuations of lake level can be estimated by monthly mean precipitation and temperatures of the previous year. Copyright Springer Science + Business Media, Inc. 2006

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  • Manuel Mendoza & G. Bocco & M. Bravo & Erna Granados & W. Osterkamp, 2006. "Predicting Water-Surface Fluctuation of Continental Lakes: A RS and GIS Based Approach in Central Mexico," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 20(2), pages 291-311, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:waterr:v:20:y:2006:i:2:p:291-311
    DOI: 10.1007/s11269-006-8199-z
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    1. Joseph Awange & Mohammad Sharifi & Godfrey Ogonda & Jens Wickert & Erik Grafarend & Monica Omulo, 2008. "The Falling Lake Victoria Water Level: GRACE, TRIMM and CHAMP Satellite Analysis of the Lake Basin," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 22(7), pages 775-796, July.
    2. Xian Guan & Jonathan Li & William Booty, 2011. "Monitoring Lake Simcoe Water Clarity Using Landsat-5 TM Images," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 25(8), pages 2015-2033, June.
    3. Teodoro Carlón Allende & Manuel Mendoza & Erna López Granados & Luis Morales Manilla, 2009. "Hydrogeographical Regionalisation: An Approach for Evaluating the Effects of Land Cover Change in Watersheds. A Case Study in the Cuitzeo Lake Watershed, Central Mexico," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 23(12), pages 2587-2603, September.
    4. Shayne Paynter & Mahmood Nachabe & George Yanev, 2011. "Statistical Changes of Lake Stages in Two Rapidly Urbanizing Watersheds," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 25(1), pages 21-39, January.
    5. Ünal Yıldırım & Saffet Erdoğan & Murat Uysal, 2011. "Changes in the Coastline and Water Level of the Akşehir and Eber Lakes Between 1975 and 2009," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 25(3), pages 941-962, February.

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