Julia B CURTO Curto Ma

Prof. Dr. Julia B CURTO Curto Ma


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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30 July 2024 in Remote Sensing
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JGJérémie Garnier
Jérémie Garnier
RCRejane Ennes Cicerelli
Rejane Ennes Cicerelli
TATati Almeida
Tati Almeida
JBJulia C. R. Belo
Julia C. R. Belo
JMJulia B CURTO Curto Ma
Julia B CURTO Curto Ma
Marie-Paule BonnetMarie-Paule Bonnet
Marie-Paule Bonnet
In the western Andes, climate changes have led to drastic ecological changes during the Pleistocene and Holocene. Given the debate surrounding precipitation pattern changes and the lack of research on lakes in the Chilean Altiplano, this study aims to assess recent climate changes. The paper presents an innovative methodology based on Google Earth Engine (GEE), utilizing fluctuations in water levels in endorheic lakes as natural precipitation indicators. Three lakes (Chungará, Miscanti, and Miniques) in isolated drainage systems were studied, where changes in water levels directly reflect rainfall variations. Data from Landsat-OLI 8, Landsat-ETM+, Landsat-TM 5, and MODIS spanning 31 years were processed using the Google Earth Engine platform. The shapes of the water bodies were extracted using hue saturation value (HSV) composites. The surface areas of the lakes were compared with precipitation data from national meteorological stations and the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) using linear regression analyses. Both lake area and rainfall volume showed a decrease over time, with varying trends depending on environmental conditions. However, the analysis consistently indicates a reduction in the area and volume of Chilean lakes corresponding to observed rainfall patterns over the past three decades.