Relationship between rainfall and streamflow in the La Plata Basin: annual cycles, interdecadal and multidecadal variability

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Gulizia, Carla; Camilloni, Ines Angela
Año de publicación
2021
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The aim of this study is to understand the interaction between rainfall and streamflow variability in the La Plata basin (LPB) along a wide range of timescales. The LPB is divided in six sub-basins associated to the main rivers (Paraguay, Parana, Uruguay and Iguazu). The amplification of the streamflow response is addressed in order to evaluate to what extent river discharges variability can be explained by precipitation fluctuations. Mean annual cycles corresponding to 1931-2010 period and to each of the decades comprising it are analyzed. Streamflow interdecadal changes are observed in most of the gauging stations. In addition, an 11-year moving-average filter is applied to the normalized annual time series. Results exhibit a considerable higher percentage of explained variance in the streamflow filtered series, highlighting the predominance of medium and low frequencies variability present in these compared to those of precipitation. Consistently, river discharges show higher spectral density in the interdecadal/multidecadal frequencies compared to precipitation analysis. A simple statistical approach to advance in the understanding of the complex rainfall-streamflow physical relationship is addressed with promising results: streamflow spectrums are derived directly from the precipitation spectrum, transformed by a ´basin´ operator, characteristic of the basin itself. It is assumed that watersheds act on precipitation as spatio-temporal integrators operating as low-pass filters, like a moving average. Streamflow power spectrums are simulated assuming that the underlying process is an autoregressive moving average (ARMA). Considering as the only input the sub-basin areal-averaged precipitation timeseries, results show that simulated streamflow spectrums fits effectively the observations at the sub-basin scale.
Fil: Gulizia, Carla. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos; Argentina. Instituto Franco-Argentino sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos; Argentina
Fil: Camilloni, Ines Angela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos; Argentina. Instituto Franco-Argentino sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos; Argentina
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LA PLATA BASIN
RAINFALL
STREAMFLOW
CLIMATE VARIABILITY
SOUTH AMERICA
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spelling Relationship between rainfall and streamflow in the La Plata Basin: annual cycles, interdecadal and multidecadal variabilityGulizia, CarlaCamilloni, Ines AngelaLA PLATA BASINRAINFALLSTREAMFLOWCLIMATE VARIABILITYSOUTH AMERICAhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The aim of this study is to understand the interaction between rainfall and streamflow variability in the La Plata basin (LPB) along a wide range of timescales. The LPB is divided in six sub-basins associated to the main rivers (Paraguay, Parana, Uruguay and Iguazu). The amplification of the streamflow response is addressed in order to evaluate to what extent river discharges variability can be explained by precipitation fluctuations. Mean annual cycles corresponding to 1931-2010 period and to each of the decades comprising it are analyzed. Streamflow interdecadal changes are observed in most of the gauging stations. In addition, an 11-year moving-average filter is applied to the normalized annual time series. Results exhibit a considerable higher percentage of explained variance in the streamflow filtered series, highlighting the predominance of medium and low frequencies variability present in these compared to those of precipitation. Consistently, river discharges show higher spectral density in the interdecadal/multidecadal frequencies compared to precipitation analysis. A simple statistical approach to advance in the understanding of the complex rainfall-streamflow physical relationship is addressed with promising results: streamflow spectrums are derived directly from the precipitation spectrum, transformed by a ´basin´ operator, characteristic of the basin itself. It is assumed that watersheds act on precipitation as spatio-temporal integrators operating as low-pass filters, like a moving average. Streamflow power spectrums are simulated assuming that the underlying process is an autoregressive moving average (ARMA). Considering as the only input the sub-basin areal-averaged precipitation timeseries, results show that simulated streamflow spectrums fits effectively the observations at the sub-basin scale.Fil: Gulizia, Carla. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos; Argentina. Instituto Franco-Argentino sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos; ArgentinaFil: Camilloni, Ines Angela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos; Argentina. Instituto Franco-Argentino sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos; ArgentinaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México2021-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/181619Gulizia, Carla; Camilloni, Ines Angela; Relationship between rainfall and streamflow in the La Plata Basin: annual cycles, interdecadal and multidecadal variability; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Atmósfera; 36; 2; 9-2021; 186-2050187-62362395-8812CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.revistascca.unam.mx/atm/index.php/atm/article/view/53013info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.20937/ATM.53013info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:57:01Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/181619instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:57:02.146CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Relationship between rainfall and streamflow in the La Plata Basin: annual cycles, interdecadal and multidecadal variability
title Relationship between rainfall and streamflow in the La Plata Basin: annual cycles, interdecadal and multidecadal variability
spellingShingle Relationship between rainfall and streamflow in the La Plata Basin: annual cycles, interdecadal and multidecadal variability
Gulizia, Carla
LA PLATA BASIN
RAINFALL
STREAMFLOW
CLIMATE VARIABILITY
SOUTH AMERICA
title_short Relationship between rainfall and streamflow in the La Plata Basin: annual cycles, interdecadal and multidecadal variability
title_full Relationship between rainfall and streamflow in the La Plata Basin: annual cycles, interdecadal and multidecadal variability
title_fullStr Relationship between rainfall and streamflow in the La Plata Basin: annual cycles, interdecadal and multidecadal variability
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between rainfall and streamflow in the La Plata Basin: annual cycles, interdecadal and multidecadal variability
title_sort Relationship between rainfall and streamflow in the La Plata Basin: annual cycles, interdecadal and multidecadal variability
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gulizia, Carla
Camilloni, Ines Angela
author Gulizia, Carla
author_facet Gulizia, Carla
Camilloni, Ines Angela
author_role author
author2 Camilloni, Ines Angela
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv LA PLATA BASIN
RAINFALL
STREAMFLOW
CLIMATE VARIABILITY
SOUTH AMERICA
topic LA PLATA BASIN
RAINFALL
STREAMFLOW
CLIMATE VARIABILITY
SOUTH AMERICA
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The aim of this study is to understand the interaction between rainfall and streamflow variability in the La Plata basin (LPB) along a wide range of timescales. The LPB is divided in six sub-basins associated to the main rivers (Paraguay, Parana, Uruguay and Iguazu). The amplification of the streamflow response is addressed in order to evaluate to what extent river discharges variability can be explained by precipitation fluctuations. Mean annual cycles corresponding to 1931-2010 period and to each of the decades comprising it are analyzed. Streamflow interdecadal changes are observed in most of the gauging stations. In addition, an 11-year moving-average filter is applied to the normalized annual time series. Results exhibit a considerable higher percentage of explained variance in the streamflow filtered series, highlighting the predominance of medium and low frequencies variability present in these compared to those of precipitation. Consistently, river discharges show higher spectral density in the interdecadal/multidecadal frequencies compared to precipitation analysis. A simple statistical approach to advance in the understanding of the complex rainfall-streamflow physical relationship is addressed with promising results: streamflow spectrums are derived directly from the precipitation spectrum, transformed by a ´basin´ operator, characteristic of the basin itself. It is assumed that watersheds act on precipitation as spatio-temporal integrators operating as low-pass filters, like a moving average. Streamflow power spectrums are simulated assuming that the underlying process is an autoregressive moving average (ARMA). Considering as the only input the sub-basin areal-averaged precipitation timeseries, results show that simulated streamflow spectrums fits effectively the observations at the sub-basin scale.
Fil: Gulizia, Carla. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos; Argentina. Instituto Franco-Argentino sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos; Argentina
Fil: Camilloni, Ines Angela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones del Mar y la Atmósfera; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos; Argentina. Instituto Franco-Argentino sobre Estudios del Clima y sus Impactos; Argentina
description The aim of this study is to understand the interaction between rainfall and streamflow variability in the La Plata basin (LPB) along a wide range of timescales. The LPB is divided in six sub-basins associated to the main rivers (Paraguay, Parana, Uruguay and Iguazu). The amplification of the streamflow response is addressed in order to evaluate to what extent river discharges variability can be explained by precipitation fluctuations. Mean annual cycles corresponding to 1931-2010 period and to each of the decades comprising it are analyzed. Streamflow interdecadal changes are observed in most of the gauging stations. In addition, an 11-year moving-average filter is applied to the normalized annual time series. Results exhibit a considerable higher percentage of explained variance in the streamflow filtered series, highlighting the predominance of medium and low frequencies variability present in these compared to those of precipitation. Consistently, river discharges show higher spectral density in the interdecadal/multidecadal frequencies compared to precipitation analysis. A simple statistical approach to advance in the understanding of the complex rainfall-streamflow physical relationship is addressed with promising results: streamflow spectrums are derived directly from the precipitation spectrum, transformed by a ´basin´ operator, characteristic of the basin itself. It is assumed that watersheds act on precipitation as spatio-temporal integrators operating as low-pass filters, like a moving average. Streamflow power spectrums are simulated assuming that the underlying process is an autoregressive moving average (ARMA). Considering as the only input the sub-basin areal-averaged precipitation timeseries, results show that simulated streamflow spectrums fits effectively the observations at the sub-basin scale.
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