Hydrological deformation induced by the West African Monsoon: Comparison of GPS, GRACE and loading models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Nahmani, Samuel ^a   Bock, Olivier ^a   Bouin, Marie Noëlle ^b   Santamaría Gómez, Alvaro ^c   Boy, Jean Paul ^d   Collilieux, Xavier ^a   Métivier, Laurent ^a,e   Panet, Isabelle ^a,e   Genthon, Pierre ^f   De Linage, Caroline ^g   Wppelmann, Guy ^h  

^a INSTITUT GÉOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c INSTITUTO GEOGRÁFICO NACIONAL   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^f INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFORMATION; GPS; GRACE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MODELING; MONSOON; RIVER DISCHARGE; WATER TABLE;

BURKINA FASO; NIGER RIVER; OUAGADOUGOU;

EID: 84861145407     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB009102     Document Type: Article

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