A comparison of two conceptual models for the simulation of hydro-climatic variability over 50 years in a large Sudano-Sahelian catchment

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 340, Issue , 2010, Pages 668-678

  Ruelland, Denis ^a   Larrat, Viviane ^b   Guinot, Vincent ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

GR4J; Hydro climatic variability; Hydrostrahler; Rainfall runoff modelling; River Bani; Sensitivity; Spatialization

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC VARIABILITY; GR4J; HYDROSTRAHLER; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELLING; SENSITIVITY; SPATIALIZATION;

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RAIN; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

WATER RESOURCES;

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTIOBJECTIVE PROGRAMMING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RESERVOIR; RIVER FLOW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

BANI RIVER; MALI; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUDAN;

EID: 79952674045     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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