Change in Sahelian Rivers hydrograph: The case of recent red floods of the Niger River in the Niamey region

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 98-99, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-30

  Descroix, Luc ^a   Genthon, Pierre ^b   Amogu, Okechukwu ^a,c   Rajot, Jean Louis ^b,d   Sighomnou, Daniel ^e   Vauclin, Michel ^f  

^a VERIMAG   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING   (Belgium)

^d LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

^e NBA Niger Basin Authority   (Niger)

^f GRENOBLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

Endorheism bursting; Land use change; Monsoon; Red flood; Soil crusting; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ENDORHEISM BURSTING; LAND-USE CHANGE; MONSOON; SOIL CRUSTING; WEST AFRICA;

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; RAIN; SOILS;

RIVERS;

BARE SOIL; FLOOD; HYDROGRAPH; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LAND USE CHANGE; MONSOON; OVERGRAZING; POLICY MAKING; RAINFALL; RIVER SYSTEM; RUNOFF; SOIL CRUST; TRIBUTARY;

NIAMEY [NIGER]; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; NIGER RIVER;

EID: 84865640884     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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