Trends in floods in West Africa: Analysis based on 11 catchments in the region

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 4707-4719

  Nka, B N ^a,b   Oudin, L ^a   Karambiri, H ^b   Paturel, J E ^c   Ribstein, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

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

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; LAND USE; RAIN; RUNOFF; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

CLIMATE PATTERNS; CONTINGENCY TABLE; FLOOD MAGNITUDES; LONG TERM ANALYSIS; MANN-KENDALL TRENDS; NON-STATIONARITIES; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; PEAK OVER THRESHOLD;

FLOODS;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FLOOD FREQUENCY; RAINFALL; TIME SERIES; TREND ANALYSIS; VEGETATION INDEX;

SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUDAN;

EID: 84949035493     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-19-4707-2015     Document Type: Article

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