The hydrologic cycle of the La Plata basin in South America

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 630-645

  Berbery, Ernesto Hugo ^a   Barros, Vicente R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0036960487     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2002)003<0630:THCOTL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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