Hydrological predictions for small ungauged watersheds in the Sudanian zone of the Volta basin in West Africa

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies

Volumn 4, Issue , 2015, Pages 386-397

  Ibrahim, B ^a   Wisser, D ^b   Barry, B ^a   Fowe, T ^c   Aduna, A ^a  

^a WASCAL Competence Center   (Burkina Faso)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

GR2M; Hydrological modeling; Hydrological prediction; Volta basin; WatBal model; West Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938792897     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22145818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2015.07.007     Document Type: Article

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