ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND RATIONAL WATER USE

Editors: Olga E. Scarpati y J. A. A. Jones

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ISBN 978-987-9260-46-3

458 pages

Language: English

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olgascarpati@yahoo.com.ar y/o iguarg@yahoo.com.ar

International Geographical Union

Commission for Water Sustainability

Olga Scarpati

Alberto Caprioloe-

mail: iguarg@yahoo.com.ar

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND RATIONAL WATER USE

Session 1. Management of surface and groundwater resources.

Págs  - Author - Title

1

D. F. Barrera

THE FEASIBILITY OF HYDROLOGICAL FORECASTS USING PRECIPITATION

ESTIMATES OBTAINED FROM GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES

15

N. Lucioni and R. Díaz

ASSESSING THE LAND SUITABILITY FOR EUCALYPTUS AFFORESTATION IN THE LOWER SALADO RIVER BASIN OF BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA

24

B. Matossian, G. M. Barría, D. Goniadzki and R. Díaz

APPLICATION OF SATELLITE MONITORING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR A WATEREXCESS WARNING SYSTEM FOR THE RURAL AREA IN THE NORTH-WEST OF BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA

31

W. G. Reimers, G. Almeira and B. Scian

THE ROLE OF ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR FLUX ON MONTHLY

PRECIPITATION EXTREMES OVER THE LITORAL REGION OF ARGENTINA

42

D. F. Vergani, Z. B. Stanganelli, J. C. Labraga, J. C. Benedetti, M. Dunn

ANALYSIS OF IMPACT AND VULNERABILITY TO EL NIÑO AND LA NIÑA EVENTS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF CHUBUT PROVINCE, PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA

57

M. Bouza and B. Scian

HYDROLOGICAL AND SATELLITE INDEXES FOR MONITORING RAINFALL EXTREMES IN THE SEMIARID PAMPA REGION, ARGENTINA

68

R. A. Díaz, M.M. Puricelli, R.E. Godagnone

ESTIMATING SOIL HYDROLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN A RURAL AREA OF NORTHWEST BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA, WITH PEDOTRANSFER FUNCTIONS

77

M. J. García Montaldo and L. P. Schejtman

PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS UPON THE FLOOD PROBLEMS IN THE BASIN OF LA PICASA LAGOON, ARGENTINA

Session 1. Management of surface and groundwater resources

90

A. M. Liberali and O. H. Gejo

FLOODS AND THE PROCESS OF URBANIZATION IN ARGENTINA: THE

CASE OF RESISTENCIA.

96 M. H. González A. E. Fernández

FLOODS INCREASING IN BUENOS AIRES SALADO RIVER BASIN, ARGENTINA

114

A. I. J. Vich, R. Ojeda, D. Cobos, A. Pedrani and E. Grünwaldt

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND FLOODING HAZARDS. PROPOSAL FOR ITS MITIGATION AND CONTROL IN CENTRAL

WESTERN ARGENTINA

125

H. G. Rosatto , M. Presutti, C.A. Grau , E. De Luca , F. A Solari, A. L. Alvarez, M.

Lapido and G. Botta

DEM QUALITY ASSESMENT BY RMSE CALCULATION IN THE ALTITUDE IN AREAS WITH LOW TO MEDIUM SLOPES.

139

Claudio R. M. Baigún John. M. Nestler Norberto O. Oldani CarlosVionnet

APPLYING THE REFERENCE RIVER CONCEPT FOR LARGE RIVERS

RESTORATION: USING AN INTERHEMIPSHERIC APPROACH

146

J. A. Forte Lay, O. E. Scarpati, L. Spescha and A. D. Capriolo

DROUGHT RISK IN THE PAMPEAN REGION (ARGENTINA) USING SOIL

WATER STORAGE ANALYSIS

169

Scarpati, O. E. , J. A Forte Lay, M. E. Fernandez Long and A. D. Capriolo

ENSO INFLUENCE ON SOIL WATER BALANCE AND TEMPERATURE IN PAMPEAN FLATLANDS WITH SPECIAL ANALYSIS TO SAN PEDRO AREA,

ARGENTINA

Session 2. Methods for evaluating and monitoring the pollution of water resources

187

G. M.I. Sardi, L. I. Carbó, M. Flores, S. B. Gil and M. A. Herrero

WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT IN MILK PRODUCTION, PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF WATER RESOURCES IN BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA

195

R. J. M. Serafini, S. Arreghini and A. R. Fabrizio de Iorio

COULD SAGITTARIA MONTEVIDENSIS BE USED IN PHYTOREMEDIATION

STRATEGIES?

203

L. de Cabo, A. Rendina, S. Arreghini , A. García., M. Bargiela, M. J. Barros, M. S. Fortunato., V. Gemini, S. Rossi, J. Moretton, S. Korol, R. Serafini and A. F. de Iorio

BEHAVIOUR OF THE RIACHUELO CONTAMINANTS AND THEIR EFFECTS IN THE RÍO DE LA PLATA ESTUARY (ARGENTINA)

215

N. M. Yoshida, C. H. Moscuzza, C. du Mortier, M. J. L. Castro and A. Fernández Cirelli

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS USED IN VETERINARIAN MEDICINE

225

C. E. Fiorentino and C. N. Ferrarello

HYDROCHEMISTRY OF THE NAPOSTÁ GRANDE BASIN (ARGENTINA), AS A DIAGNOSTIC FOR SUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATION

236

A. Kirschbaum and G. Baudino

MONITORING GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN THE VAQUEROS FREE AQUIFER, SALTA PROVINCE, ARGENTINA

Session 3. Water ecosystems, their conservation and modeling

247

C. He and T. E. Croley

INTEGRATION OF GIS AND VISUALIZATION FOR DISTRIBUTED LARGE BASIN RUNOFF MODELING OF THE GREAT LAKES WATERSHEDS

261 M. G.

Erechtchoukova

EXPLORATORY SIMULATIONS WITH SPARSE DATA IN INVESTIGATION OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS

270

G. V. Zucarelli; D. F. Barrera; E. B. Ceirano, M. del V. Morresi

METHODOLOGIES FOR THE FLOW CALCULATION IN THE FELICIANO RIVER BASIN (ENTRE RÍOS PROVINCE, ARGENTINA)

281 B. A. Fritschy

VEGETATION PONDERING IN A SECTION OF THE MIDDLE PARANA RIVER. SANTA FE PROVINCE, ARGENTINA

294

F. Grosman, P. Sanzano and G. Rudzik

INCIDENCE OF LOCAL AND GLOBAL CHANGES ON THE DYNAMICS OF

PAMPEAN SHALLOW LAKES: THE CASE OF BLANCA GRANDE, (ARGENTINA)

302

F. J. Gaspari, M. G. Leonart and I. Ohde Cornely

METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION DIAGNOSIS IN

WATERSHEDS. ITS APPLICATION TO SAN TEÓFILO BASIN, BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA

310

L. de Cabo; R. Seoane; L. Urgu; M. E. Koutsovitis; A. Dini and I. Obertello

TEMPORAL EVOLUTION OF HYDROLOGIC VARIABLES IN FLOODED AREAS OF THE LAKE CHASCOMÚS BASIN (BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA) AND LAND REUSE: AN ANALYSIS

319

O. Díaz, V. Colasurdo, F. Grosman, P. Sanzano and N. López

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SEVEN PAMPEAN SHALLOW LAKES IN ARGENTINA

328

M. G. Cogliati , C. Palese and J. L. Lässig

MONITORING THE BUENOS AIRES LAKE (SANTA CRUZ PROVINCE, ARGENTINA) USING NOAA-AVHRR

Session 4. New approaches to the evaluation and forecasting of changes

in water resources under global warming

341

N. I. Alekseevskiy, N. L. Frolova and V. A.Zhuk

PREDICTING FLOODS AND THEIR EFFECTS IN THE NORTHERN EUROPEAN PART OF RUSSIA

353

L. E. Espizua and G. I. Maldonado

GLACIER VARIATIONS IN THE CENTRAL ANDES, MENDOZA PROVINCE

ARGENTINA, FROM 1896 TO 2005

367 L. Serio and P. Martin

MONTHLY RAINFALL IN BUENOS AIRES CITY (ARGENTINA) (1861-2000) ANALYSED USING THE GAMMA DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION

377

J. C. Leiva, G. A. Cabrera and L. E. Lenzano

IMPACTS OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE WATER RESOURCES OF THE CORDILLERA DE LOS ANDES. A STUDY CASE: EVIDENCES, PROGNOSIS AND CONSEQUENCES IN THE UPPER BASIN OF THE MENDOZA RIVER, (ARGENTINA)

Session 5. The problems of sustaining freshwater supplies

389

T. Vardanian

THE TECHNOGENE CHANGES OF WATER COMPONENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA (RA)

397

P. A. Khaiter

STRESS DYNAMICS OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS AND THE CONCEPT OF

ECOLOGICAL MODIFICATIONS

410

B. M. Rosales

RESIDUAL USEFUL LIFE ESTIMATE OF THE BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA), DRINKING WATER NETWORK

418

J. M. Mendía and J. Sassi.

LAND USE CONDITION CHANGE INDICATORS IN IRRIGATED SOILS OF THE NEGRO RIVER HIGH VALLEY (ARGENTINA)

422

A. Puig

RAISING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ON AQUATIC POLLUTION IN THE MATANZA-RIACHUELO RIVER BASIN, ARGENTINA

436

A. R García, M. Massobrio, A. F. de Iorio

ACCUMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF NUTRIENTS IN THE SOIL OF A

DEFLATION HOLLOW AFFECTED BY CATTLE FEEDLOT ACTIVITIES IN

BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA

447

E. Suárez Montenegro