Non-stationary analysis of dry spells in monsoon season of Senegal River Basin using data from Regional Climate Models (RCMs)

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 450-451, Issue , 2012, Pages 82-92

  Giraldo Osorio, J D ^a,b   Garcia Galiano S G ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate change; Dry spells; Monsoon season; Non stationary analysis; RCM; Senegal River Basin

Indexed keywords

DRY SPELLS; MONSOON SEASON; NONSTATIONARY; RCM; SENEGAL RIVER;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; DROUGHT; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DATA SET; DROUGHT STRESS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MONSOON; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; VULNERABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY;

SENEGAL BASIN;

EID: 84862651917     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.05.029     Document Type: Article

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