An overview of HAPEX-Sahel: A study in climate and desertification

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 188-189, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 4-17

  Goutorbe, J P ^a   Lebel, T ^b   Dolman, A J ^c   Gash, J H C ^d   Kabat, P ^c   Kerr, Y H ^e   Monteny, B ^f   Prince, S D ^g   Stricker, J N M ^c   Tinga, A ^h   Wallace, J S ^d  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e CESBIO   (France)

^f INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANTHERA TIGRIS;

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLOGY; REMOTE SENSING;

DESERTIFICATION; HYDROLOGICAL AND ATMOSPHERIC PILOT EXPERIMENT (HAPEX); HYDROLOGICAL MONITORING;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE; CLIMATE MODELLING; CLIMATIC MODELLING; DESERTIFICATION; EXPERIMENT OVERVIEW; GIS; HAPEX-SAHEL; HYDROLOGICAL DATA; HYDROLOGICAL MONITORING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND USE; MODELLING APPROACH; REMOTE SENSING;

AFRICA, SAHEL;

EID: 0030615677     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03308-2     Document Type: Article

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