The sensitivity of Sahelian runoff to climate change

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-16

  Gerbaux, Martin ^a   Hall, Nick ^a   Dessay, Nadine ^a   Zin, Isabella ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Arp ge GCM; BADOPLU network; Curve number; Markov chain; Rainfall statistics; Sahelian runoff; SCS model

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; MARKOV PROCESSES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RAIN; RUNOFF; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

CURVE NUMBERS; DAILY RAINFALL; IMPACT OF CHANGES; PERTURBATION METHOD; RAINFALL DEPTHS; RAINFALL STATISTICS; SCS MODEL; STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EVAPORATION; MARKOV CHAIN; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 65649087183     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.54.1.5     Document Type: Article

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