Keywords: hydrological connectivity, physiographic parameters, water resources management.
Are Brazilian Catchments Gaining or Losing Water? The  Effective Area of Tropical Catchments
 
Dimaghi Schwamback 1, Gabriela C. Gesualdo 1, Jullian S. Sone 1, Alex Naoki A. Kobayashi 1, Luis Eduardo Bertotto 1, Maria Vitória S. Garcia 2, André Almagro 3, and Paulo Tarso S. Oliveira 1,3
 
1 Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, CxP. 359, São Carlos, SP, 13566-590, Brazil
2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bauru Engineering College, São Paulo State University - UNESP, Bauru, SP, 17033-360, Brazil
3 Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, CxP 549, Campo Grande, MS, 79070-900, Brazil