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ABSTRACT<br />

The main hydrological trends observed in the La Plata basin are addressed<br />

through the analysis of the streamflows series of the main rivers, namely the<br />

Paraguay, Paraná y Uruguay, as well as of other important tributaries. Extreme<br />

hydrological events such as large discharges <strong>and</strong> extreme ebbs causing the major<br />

perturbations in the human <strong>and</strong> natural system are also analyzed. The relationship<br />

between precipitations <strong>and</strong> streamflow is also addressed. Finaly, the relation<br />

between El Niño events <strong>and</strong> extreme hydrological extremes is discussed.<br />

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HYDROLOGICAL TRENDS<br />

Ángel Menéndez 1 . Collaborator: Ernesto Hugo Berbery 2<br />

1 Instituto Nacional del Agua (INA). Universidad de Buenos Aires.<br />

2 Universidad de Maryl<strong>and</strong>.<br />

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