Hydrological catchment models: Process representation, data availability and applicability for water management - Case study for Benin

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 295, 2005, Pages 86-93

  Bormann, Helge ^a   Giertz, Simone ^b   Diekkrüger, Bernd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Data availability; Hydrological catchment models; Process representation; Scenario analysis; Water balance; Water management

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

DATA AVAILABILITY; HYDROLOGICAL CATCHMENT MODELS; PROCESS REPRESENTATION; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; WATER BALANCE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CATCHMENTS;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17444377596     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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