The water balance of Lake Victoria;Le bilan hydrologique du Lac Victoria

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 789-811

  Yin, X ^a   Nicholson, S E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; EVAPORATION; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER LEVELS;

ENERGY BALANCE METHOD; PENMAN FORMULA; WATER BALANCE;

HYDROLOGY;

EVAPORATION; RAINFALL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET;

AFRICA, LAKE VICTORIA;

EID: 0032193715     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626669809492173     Document Type: Article

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