An Overview of Hydropower Reservoirs in Brazil: Current Situation, Future Perspectives and Impacts of Climate Change

Global climate change, related to the greenhouse gases emission, impacts hydroelectric power generation mainly due to the increase in air temperature and changes in the precipitation patterns. As a consequence, it affects basin evapotranspiration process, runoff, sediment transport as well as evapor...

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Main Authors: Viviane de Souza Dias, Marta Pereira da Luz, Gabriela M. Medero, Diego Tarley Ferreira Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/5/592