Recent changes in Lake Chad: Observations, simulations and management options (1973-2011)

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 80-81, Issue , 2012, Pages 247-254

  Lemoalle, Jacques ^a   Bader, Jean Claude ^a   Leblanc, Marc ^b   Sedick, Ahmed ^c  

^a UMR G EAU   (France)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Lake Chad Basin Commission   (Chad)

Author keywords

Africa; Hydrology; Lake Chad; Model; Natural resources; Transboundary water management

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; DRIVING FORCES; HYDROLOGIC CHANGES; HYDROLOGICAL DATA; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; LAKE FLOORS; LIMITED INFORMATION; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; TRANSBOUNDARY WATER;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; FLOODS; HYDROLOGY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MODELS; NATURAL RESOURCES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

LAKES;

CLIMATE EFFECT; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LAKE DYNAMICS; LAKE LEVEL; NATURAL RESOURCE; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION; VULNERABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

LAKE CHAD;

EID: 83855165772     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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