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Introduction to the Silala River and its hydrology by José F. Muñoz; Francisco Suárez; Hernán Alcayaga; Virginia McRostie; Bonifacio Fernández is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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The Silala River basin is located in a remote area in the Andes Mountain range, where hydro-meteorological and hydrogeological data are scarce. Consequently, the hydrological functioning of this river system was not well understood. Due to a dispute between Chile and Bolivia over the status and use of the waters of the Silala River, Chile requested the International Court of Justice to adjudge the Silala River system to be an international watercourse.To support the case, scientific studies were carried out in both countries to fill hydrological and hydrogeological knowledge gaps. This article reviews the Silala River basin topographic characterization, historical water use, and the dominant hydrological processes, and briefly summarizes an enhanced monitoring programme, reported in more detail elsewhere in this Special Issue. The longitudinal topographic profile and river slope show that Silala fluvial system is an exorheic watershed; waters from the Cajones and Orientals wetlands in Bolivia, the two headwater sources of the Silala fluvial system, naturally flow from Bolivia to Chile, demonstrating that the Silala River system is indeed an international watercourse. New hydro-mete
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- Author
- José F. Muñoz; Francisco Suárez; Hernán Alcayaga; Virginia McRostie; Bonifacio Fernández
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)