Investigation of hydrological variability in West Africa using land surface models

Journal of Climate

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 3173-3188

  Li, Kai Yuan ^a,b   Coe, M T ^a   Ramankutty, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; RAIN; RUNOFF; WATER RESOURCES;

HYDROLOGICAL VARIABILITY; LAND SURFACE MODELS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATE VARIATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LAND SURFACE; RAINFALL; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 26844541539     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3452.1     Document Type: Article

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