The impact of climate change on the Niger River Basin hydroclimatology, West Africa

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 81-94

  Oguntunde, Philip G ^a,c   Abiodun, Babatunde J ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hydroclimatology; Moisture recycling ratios; Niger River Basin; Water balance

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EVAPORATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RIVER BASIN; STREAMFLOW; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER BUDGET;

BENUE; NIGER BASIN; NIGERIA;

EID: 84871926559     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1498-6     Document Type: Article

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