The rivers of Africa: Witness of climate change and human impact on the environment

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 2105-2114

  Mahe, G ^a   Lienou, G ^b   Descroix, L ^c   Bamba, F ^d   Paturel, J E ^e   Laraque, A ^f   Meddi, M ^g   Habaieb, H ^h   Adeaga, O ⁱ   Dieulin, C ^a   Chahnez Kotti, F ^h   Khomsi, K ^j  

^a MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d Ecole Nationale d Ingénieurs Abderhamane Baba Touré ENI ABT   (Mali)

^e Institut International d'Ingénierie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement   (Burkina Faso)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g National School of Hydraulic Engineering of Blida   (Algeria)

^h INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^j National Meteorological Research Centre   (Morocco)

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Author keywords

Africa; Climate change; Dams; Land cover; River regime; Rivers

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGRICULTURAL AREAS; GROUND WATER TABLE; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; LAND COVER; LAND-COVER CHANGE; RIVER REGIMES; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE;

AGRICULTURE; DAMS; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LAND COVER; RIVER FLOW; RUNOFF; STAKEHOLDER; WATER TABLE;

CENTRAL AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 84880045913     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9813     Document Type: Article

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