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15 Sep 2015
Research article |
| 15 Sep 2015
Multi-century lake area changes in the Southern Altiplano: a tree-ring-based reconstruction
M. S. Morales
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Cs. Ambientales, CONICET CCT Mendoza, Argentina
J. Carilla
Instituto de Ecología Regional, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina
H. R. Grau
Instituto de Ecología Regional, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina
R. Villalba
Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Cs. Ambientales, CONICET CCT Mendoza, Argentina
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Short summary
A 601-year lake area reconstruction in NW Argentina and SW Bolivia, characterized the occurrence of annual to multi-decadal lake area fluctuations and its main oscillation modes of variability. Our reconstruction points out that the late 20th century decrease in lake area was exceptional over the period 1407–2007. A persistent negative trend in lake area is clear in the reconstruction and consistent with glacier retreat and other climate proxies from the Altiplano and the tropical Andes.
A 601-year lake area reconstruction in NW Argentina and SW Bolivia, characterized the occurrence...
