Impacto de los cambios en la cobertura y uso de la tierra en el hidroclima de la cuenca del rio de la plata

The project examines how changes in land cover—such as the transition from forests to agriculture and grasslands to tree plantations—affect the hydroclimate of the La Plata Basin. Using data from 1980 to 2005 and the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) modeling system, the research assesses changes in soil moisture, infiltration, runoff, and the intensity and duration of droughts and floods. A key methodological innovation is the use of Ecosystem Functional Types (EFTs) to replace static land cover types in regional models.

• The project utilizes databases spanning 1980-2005 to analyze the physical mechanisms and impacts of land use and land cover changes on the La Plata Basin's hydroclimate.
• Researchers are employing the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) modeling system on a continental scale with a nested grid over the La Plata Basin to simulate various land cover scenarios, ranging from 'no agriculture' to 'intensive arable agriculture'.
• The project has introduced a new approach using Ecosystem Functional Types (EFTs) to study annual evolution, intended to replace the fixed land cover types currently used in regional models.
• The research specifically investigates how land use changes influence the duration and intensity of floods and droughts, as well as hydrological characteristics including runoff, infiltration, and soil moisture.

APA

Berbery, E. H. (2024). Impacto de los cambios en la cobertura y uso de la tierra en el hidroclima de la cuenca del rio de la plata. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. https://iai.int/es/impacto-de-los-cambios-en-la-cobertura-y-uso-de-la-tierra-en-el-hidroclima-de-la-cuenca-del-rio-de-la-plata-crn-2094/

Chicago

Berbery, Ernesto Hugo. Impacto de los cambios en la cobertura y uso de la tierra en el hidroclima de la cuenca del rio de la plata. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, 2024. https://iai.int/es/impacto-de-los-cambios-en-la-cobertura-y-uso-de-la-tierra-en-el-hidroclima-de-la-cuenca-del-rio-de-la-plata-crn-2094/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |last1=Berbery |first1=Ernesto Hugo |title=Impacto de los cambios en la cobertura y uso de la tierra en el hidroclima de la cuenca del rio de la plata |publisher=Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research |date=16 September 2024 |url=https://iai.int/es/impacto-de-los-cambios-en-la-cobertura-y-uso-de-la-tierra-en-el-hidroclima-de-la-cuenca-del-rio-de-la-plata-crn-2094/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{berbery2024impacto, author = {Berbery, Ernesto Hugo}, title = {{Impacto de los cambios en la cobertura y uso de la tierra en el hidroclima de la cuenca del rio de la plata}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2024}, month = sep, url = {https://iai.int/es/impacto-de-los-cambios-en-la-cobertura-y-uso-de-la-tierra-en-el-hidroclima-de-la-cuenca-del-rio-de-la-plata-crn-2094/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }