The California-Baja California The California-Baja California Border Region, a Landsat Border Region, a Landsat

Perspective of Water Bodies.Perspective of Water Bodies.

Alejandro Hinojosa, Lourdes Mexicano Alejandro Hinojosa, Lourdes Mexicano and Bertha Serratoand Bertha Serrato

alhinc@cicese.mx alhinc@cicese.mx www.cicese.mxwww.cicese.mx

UCSD San Diego CA. March 5UCSD San Diego CA. March 5thth 2009 2009

SimilaritiesSimilarities

•ClimateClimate

• GeologGeologyy

•Shared WatershedsShared Watersheds

Ca-BC Ca-BC RegionRegion

PopulationPopulation

• 3.1 M3.1 M CaliforniaCalifornia

• 2.7 M2.7 M B. CaliforniaB. California

Morena lake CA area estimates Morena lake CA area estimates in Ha from 5/1 in Ha from 5/1

580 ha580 ha 98 ha98 ha 343 ha343 ha

19841984 19901990 20002000 20062006

188 ha188 ha

Water Bodies Area reportWater Bodies Area reportfor images in analysis periodfor images in analysis period

Water Water BodyBody

Mín Mín Area Area Ha Ha

(Year)(Year)

Max Max Area Area HaHa

(Year)(Year) ScenesScenesAvg Avg AreaArea

StDev StDev AreaArea

B B 104(89)104(89) 287(84)287(84) 88 201201 6666

MM 98(90)98(90) 580(84)580(84) 99 294 294 168168

ECEC 152(89)152(89) 217(05)217(05) 1111 196196 1818

ARAR 68(89)68(89) 314(05)314(05) 77 179179 9393

ECC

BB

ARAR

MM

Water Bodies concentrate forWater Bodies concentrate forthe California-Baja California the California-Baja California

RegionRegion

State-State-CtyCty

Sum of Sum of Max Max

Areas in Areas in HaHa

Number Number WB > 4 WB > 4

HaHa

Avg size Avg size WB in WB in

HaHa

Largest Largest WB in WB in Ha Ha

BC-MexBC-Mex 867.867. 1212 41.41. 314.314.

Ca-USACa-USA 11851.11851. 6262 127.127. 1865.1865.

Ratio CA/BC of 13 in Area and 5 in number of WBRatio CA/BC of 13 in Area and 5 in number of WB

Datos Lidar NOAA de Tijuana

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Acknowledgments: Acknowledgments: Mexico’s National Science Foundation Mexico’s National Science Foundation CONACyT andCONACyT and

University of California UCMEXUSUniversity of California UCMEXUS