Reservoir storage and hydrologic responses to droughts in the Paraná River basin, south-eastern Brazil
Droughts are particularly critical for Brazil because of impacts on water supply and because most (70 %) of its electricity is derived from hydroelectric generation. The Paraná basin (PB), a major hydroelectric producing region with 32 % (60 million people) of Brazil's population, recently...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-11-01
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Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/20/4673/2016/hess-20-4673-2016.pdf |