Analyses, calibration and validation of evapotranspiration models to predict grass-reference evapotranspiration in the Senegal river delta

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies

Volumn 8, Issue , 2016, Pages 82-94

  Djaman, Koffi ^a   Tabari, Hossein ^b   Balde, Alpha B ^a   Diop, Lamine ^c   Futakuchi, Koichi ^d   Irmak, Suat ^e  

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

^b Department of Civil Engineering   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GASTON BERGER   (Senegal)

^d AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Benin)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Models; Reference evapotranspiration; Senegal river delta; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988733896     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22145818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2016.06.003     Document Type: Article

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