The use of GRACE data to monitor natural and anthropogenic induced variations in water availability across Africa

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 136, Issue , 2014, Pages 289-300

  Ahmed, Mohamed ^a,b   Sultan, Mohamed ^a   Wahr, John ^c   Yan, Eugene ^d  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Anthropogenic effects; Climate change; GRACE; TWS; Water availability

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; GRACE; SATELLITE DATA; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STORAGE;

AFRICA;

EID: 84903608020     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.05.009     Document Type: Review

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