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Impact of ENSO Events on the Hydrological System of the Cordillera de los Andes during the last 450 Years

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The correlation between river runoff and ENSO-events in the Cuyo region, western Argentina was studied. It could be shown that most “wet” years are associated with an ENSO- event (preceding or same year) while only about 67 percent of ENSO events cause high river runoff in the study-area. Thus ENSO is one, but not a definite criterion for high precipitation/ high river runoff.

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  1. Departamento de Ciencias de la Atmosfera, CONICET — University of Buenos Aires Ciudad Universitaria, 1427, Pabellón 2, Capital Federal, Argentina

    Rosa Hilda Compagnucci

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  1. Geological Institue, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 24, 48149, Münster, Germany

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    Wolfgang Volkheimer

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Compagnucci, R.H. (2000). Impact of ENSO Events on the Hydrological System of the Cordillera de los Andes during the last 450 Years. In: Smolka, P., Volkheimer, W. (eds) Southern Hemisphere Paleo- and Neoclimates. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59694-0_12

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