Hydroclimatology of the Plata Basin

  • The Plata Basin is the fifth largest in the world and houses about 100 million people.
  • The climate and hydrology of the Basin, in addition to their intrinsic variability, are sensitive to the variability of remote climates.
  • The links that determind the sensitivity vary with time and region.
  • A better understanding of those links, and of their local modulations can result in improved climate predictions.
  • Skillful climate predictions are key imput to Decision Support System.