Efecto de la precipitación sobre la dinámica hidrológica de las lagunas de la cuenca inferior del río Colorado (periodo 1981-2011)

This research paper analyzes the temporal dynamics of shallow lakes in the Colorado River Basin from 2002 to 2012, specifically examining how climate variability and extreme rainfall events affect lake area and distribution.

• The study identified a correlation between annual precipitation and the area covered by water in the study area, categorizing 2011, 2004, and 2008 as normal, wet, and dry years respectively. During these periods, the number of detected shallow lakes and their total areas were 15 lakes covering 13.05 km2 (normal), 20 lakes covering 14.54 km2 (wet), and 5 lakes covering 5.8 km2 (dry).
• Using a clustering method, the study defined three groups of water bodies: the first consisting of permanent water bodies larger than 1.5 km2; the second consisting of salt shallow lakes with a North-South Total Maximum Length (TML) orientation; and the third consisting of lakes in the basin's wettest area with an East-West LMT orientation.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Efecto de la precipitación sobre la dinámica hidrológica de las lagunas de la cuenca inferior del río Colorado (periodo 1981-2011). https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/efecto-de-la-precipitacion-sobre-la-dinamica-hidrologica-de-las-lagunas-de-la-cuenca-inferior-del-rio-colorado-periodo-1981-2011/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Efecto de la precipitación sobre la dinámica hidrológica de las lagunas de la cuenca inferior del río Colorado (periodo 1981-2011). 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/efecto-de-la-precipitacion-sobre-la-dinamica-hidrologica-de-las-lagunas-de-la-cuenca-inferior-del-rio-colorado-periodo-1981-2011/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025efecto, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Efecto de la precipitación sobre la dinámica hidrológica de las lagunas de la cuenca inferior del río Colorado (periodo 1981-2011)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/efecto-de-la-precipitacion-sobre-la-dinamica-hidrologica-de-las-lagunas-de-la-cuenca-inferior-del-rio-colorado-periodo-1981-2011/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }