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Trends in floods in West Africa: analysis based on 11 catchments in the region
B. N. Nka
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
UMR 7619 METIS, Sorbonne Université, UPMC Université Paris 6, CNRS, EPHE, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), 01 BP 594 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
UMR 7619 METIS, Sorbonne Université, UPMC Université Paris 6, CNRS, EPHE, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
H. Karambiri
International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), 01 BP 594 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
J. E. Paturel
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)/UMR HydroSciences Montpellier, 08 BP 3800 Abidjan 08, Côte d'Ivoire
P. Ribstein
UMR 7619 METIS, Sorbonne Université, UPMC Université Paris 6, CNRS, EPHE, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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Short summary
The region of West Africa is undergoing important climate and environmental changes affecting the magnitude and occurrence of floods. This study aims to analyze the evolution of flood hazard in the region and to find links between flood hazards pattern and rainfall or vegetation index patterns.
The region of West Africa is undergoing important climate and environmental changes affecting...