Model representation of the Sudanian hydrological processes: Application on the Donga catchment (Benin)

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 363, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 32-41

  Le Lay, M ^a,c   Saulnier, G M ^b,c   Galle, S ^c   Seguis, L ^d   Metadier M ^d   Peugeot, Ch ^d  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Hydrological modelling; Multi criteria evaluation; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICAN MONSOON MULTIDISCIPLINARY ANALYSES; ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGES; DEEP WATERS; DIFFERENT SCALES; FIELD EXPERIMENTS; FIELD INVESTIGATIONS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES; METEOROLOGICAL DATUMS; MODEL ASSUMPTIONS; MODEL REPRESENTATIONS; MODELISATION; MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION; PROCESS REPRESENTATIONS; RIVER NETWORKS; SUBSURFACE WATERS; SURFACE HETEROGENEITIES; TOPMODEL; WATER BALANCES; WATER CYCLES; WEST AFRICA;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

CATCHMENT; DEEP WATER; FIELD METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RECHARGE; WATER BUDGET; WATERSHED;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; DONGA BASIN; EAST AFRICA; OUEME; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 56349152290     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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