Evaluation of sixteen reference evapotranspiration methods under sahelian conditions in the Senegal River Valley

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages 139-159

  Djaman, Koffi ^a   Balde, Alpha B ^a   Sow, Abdoulaye ^a   Muller, Bertrand ^a   Irmak, Suat ^b   N'Diaye, Mamadou K ^a   Manneh, Baboucarr ^a   Moukoumbi, Yonnelle D ^a   Futakuchi, Koichi ^c   Saito, Kazuki ^c  

^a Centre du riz pour l'Afrique Senegal   (Senegal)

^b University of Nebraska Lincoln   (United States)

^c AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Benin)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Reference evapotranspiration methods; Sahel; Senegal River basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924585703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22145818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2015.02.002     Document Type: Article

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