The temporal climatic variability in the 'Rio de la Plata' Basin displayed by the river discharges

Climatic Change

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 359-379

  García, Norberto O ^a   Vargas, Walter M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; RIVER DISCHARGE; STREAM FLOW;

ARGENTINA, BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, RIO DE LA PLATA;

EID: 0031910452     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005386530866     Document Type: Article

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