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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Main Authors: D. D. C. D. Melo, B. R. Scanlon, Z. Zhang, E. Wendland, L. Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-11-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/20/4673/2016/hess-20-4673-2016.pdf