Hydrological modeling of tropical closed Lake Ihotry (SW Madagascar): Sensitivity analysis and implications for paleohydrological reconstructions over the past 4000 years

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 331, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 257-271

  Vallet Coulomb, Christine ^a   Gasse, Françoise ^a   Robison, Laurent ^b   Ferry, Luc ^c   Van Campo, Elise ^d   Chalié, Françoise ^a  

^a CEREGE   (France)

^b Laboratoire de Microbiologie de l Environnement   (Madagascar)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Climate change; Evaporation; Lake model; Madagascar; Water balance

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPORATION; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; SEDIMENTS;

LAKE MODELS; MADAGASCAR; WATER BALANCE;

HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGY; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; SEDIMENTS;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAKE EVOLUTION; PALEOHYDROLOGY; RECONSTRUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; LAKE IHOTRY; MADAGASCAR; TOLIARA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 33751074723     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.05.026     Document Type: Article

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