La Plata Basin Projects
Regionally-Supported Projects
1.
CLARIS LPB, A Europe-South America Network for Climate Change Issues and Impact Assessment
PI: J.-P. Boulanger
Period: 2008-2012
2.
Environmental studies with Laser methods
PI: E. Quel
CoPIs: Verónica Slezak y María Laura Azcárate
Period: 2008-2011
3.
Land use change in the Río de la Plata basin: Linking biophysical and human factors to understand trends, assess impacts, and support viable strategies for the future
PI: E. Jobbágy
Period: july 2006- july 2011
4.
Evaluation and assimilation of NASA's remote sensing products in support of science activities in the La Plata Basin Continental Scale Experiment
PI: E. H. Berbery
Period: 1-Mar-2008 to 28-Feb-2011
5.
On the Causes of Recent Trends in Precipitation over La Plata Basin and Their Impact on the Basin's Hydrology
PI, CoPI: Ernesto H. Berbery, Dennis L. Lettenmaier
Period: 1-Jun-2005 to 31-May-2009
6.
The Impact of Land Cover and Land Use Changes on the Hydroclimate of the La Plata Basin
PI: Ernesto H. Berbery
Period: 1-Apr-2008 to 30-Jun-2011
7.
Carbon, water and energy fluxes under non-homogeneous and non-stationary conditions
PI: Osvaldo Moraes
Period: Nov 2007 - Nov 2009
8.
Land-atmosphere model [SIB2] calibration for different regions in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
PI: Debora Roberti
Period: Nov 2007 - Nov 2009
9.
Long term observations of turbulent fluxes
PI: Otávio Acevedo
Period: Nov 2006 - Nov 2008
10.
Energy and Momentum balances over complex terrain
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PI: Osvaldo Moraes
Period: Oct 2000 - Oct 2010
11.
Atmospheric circulation and surface processes related with atmospheric contamination
PI: Osvaldo Moraes
Period: Dec 2006 - Dec 2008
12.
Physically-Consistent Database of MW-3D Profiles in La Plata Basin and Spain: setup for TRMM and application to GPM
PI: Francisco J. Tapiador
Period: Mar 2008 - Mar 2010
13.
Effect of woody cover removal on soil water use in the Arid Chaco analyzed at three spatial scales
PI: Roberto Fernández
Period: 2007- 2009
14.
Sustainable Management of the Water Resources of the La Plata Basin with Respect to the Effects of Climate Variability and Change.
PI, CoPIs: UNEP; Regional-level: GS/OAS. Local-level: The Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee for the La Plata Basin (CIC).
Institution/s: Water management national executing agencies of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
Period: 2009 - 2014
15.
Climatology of extreme events in Southern America. Observed climatic change and future scenarios.
PI, CoPIs: Rusticucci, Penalba
Period: 2007-2009
16.
Evaluation of the changes observed in extreme events of the climate and their projection before future climatic change scenarios
PI: Penalba
Period: 2008-2011
17.
Functional biodiversity effects on ecosystem processes, ecosystem services and sustainability in the Americas: An interdisciplinary approach
PI: Sandra M. Díaz, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal, CONICET - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Period: 2006-2011
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