A conceptual, regional hydrological model for Benin (West Africa): Validation, uncertainty assessment and assessment of applicability for environmental change analyses

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 29, Issue 11-12 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 759-768

  Bormann, H ^a   Diekkruger B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conceptual hydrological model; Environmental change; Regional scale; Uncertainty analysis; Validation; West Africa

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CALIBRATION; CLIMATOLOGY; ERRORS; FLUXES; SAMPLING; SOILS; WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GAUGE STATIONS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

HYDROLOGY;

CATCHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 3543100400     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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