A GIS for hydrological modelling in the semi-arid, HAPEX-Sahel experiment area of Niger, Africa

Transactions in GIS

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 82-94

  Desconnets, J C ^a   Vieux, B E ^b   Cappelaere, B ^a   Delclaux, F ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; AQUIFERS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; MAPS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF;

CATCHMENT SCALE; GIS DATA; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; MESO SCALE; NIGER; REDISTRIBUTION PROCESS; REGIONAL SCALE; REGIONAL WATER BALANCE; SEMI ARID; WATER REDISTRIBUTION;

CATCHMENTS;

GIS; HAPEX-SAHEL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; SEMIARID REGION; WATER BALANCE;

AFRICA, SAHEL; NIGER, NIAMEY;

EID: 0030390778     PISSN: 13611682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9671.1996.tb00036.x     Document Type: Article

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