IMPETUS: Implementing HELP in the upper ouémé basin

Water SA

Volumn 34, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 481-489

  Christoph, M ^a   Fink, A ^a   Diekkruger, B ^b   Giertz, S ^b   Reichert, B ^b   Speth, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benin; Decision support systems; Global change; HELP; IMPETUS; Information systems; Loosely coupled models; Morocco; Problem clusters; Scenario development; Water availability; Water demand

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; POPULATION STATISTICS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SURVEYS; WATER SUPPLY;

BENIN; GLOBAL CHANGE; HELP; IMPETUS; LOOSELY COUPLED; MOROCCO; PROBLEM CLUSTERS; SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEMAND;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE MODELING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; POPULATION GROWTH; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER USE;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; DRAA BASIN; NORTH AFRICA; OUEME BASIN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67649373917     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v34i4.183660     Document Type: Article

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