The impact of land cover and land use changes on the hydro-climate of the La Plata Basin (CRN2094)

The project assesses the effects of land use and cover changes on the La Plata Basin's hydroclimate, specifically focusing on the intensity and length of floods and droughts, as well as soil moisture, infiltration, and runoff. Using 1980-2005 datasets and a Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) modeling system, the research tests various land cover scenarios and introduces Ecosystem Functional Types (EFTs) to replace time-fixed land cover types in regional models.

• The project utilizes datasets from 1980-2005 to analyze the physical mechanisms and impacts of land use and cover changes on the La Plata Basin's hydro-climate, employing a Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) modeling system with a nested grid over the basin to simulate scenarios ranging from no agriculture to intensive arable agriculture.
• Researchers have developed a new methodology using Ecosystem Functional Types (EFTs) to investigate year-to-year evolution in land cover, intended to replace traditional time-fixed land cover types within regional models.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2010). The impact of land cover and land use changes on the hydro-climate of the La Plata Basin (CRN2094). https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/03/CRN2_94.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. The impact of land cover and land use changes on the hydro-climate of the La Plata Basin (CRN2094). 2010. https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/03/CRN2_94.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2010impact, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{The impact of land cover and land use changes on the hydro-climate of the La Plata Basin (CRN2094)}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2010}, month = mar, url = {https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/03/CRN2_94.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }