Model-based study of the role of rainfall and land use–land cover in the
changes in the occurrence and intensity of Niger red floods in Niamey between 1953
and 2012

Casse, Claire; Gosset, Marielle; Vischel, Théo; Quantin, Guillaume; Tanimoun, Bachir Alkali

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2841-2016

Articles | Volume 20, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2841-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2841-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 7

Research article

|

15 Jul 2016

Research article |

| 15 Jul 2016

Model-based study of the role of rainfall and land use–land cover in the changes in the occurrence and intensity of Niger red floods in Niamey between 1953 and 2012

Claire Casse, Marielle Gosset, Théo Vischel, Guillaume Quantin, and Bachir Alkali Tanimoun

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RC C6353: 'hydrology', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Jan 2016
- AC C6799: 'Answer to review #1', Claire Casse, 17 Feb 2016
RC C6359: 'Review of the manuscript: Model-based study on the role of rainfall and land use land cover in the changes in Niger Red floods occurrence and intensity in Niamey between 1953 and 2012 by Casse et al. 2015', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Jan 2016
- AC C6803: 'Answer to review #2', Claire Casse, 17 Feb 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (24 Feb 2016) by Remko Uijlenhoet

AR by Claire Casse on behalf of the Authors (07 Apr 2016) Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (08 Apr 2016) by Remko Uijlenhoet

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (15 Apr 2016)

RR by Niko Wanders (06 May 2016)

ED: Publish as is (09 May 2016) by Remko Uijlenhoet

AR by Claire Casse on behalf of the Authors (18 May 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

Since 1950, the Niger River basin has overcome drastic changes. In Niamey city, the highest river levels and the longest flooded period ever recorded occurred in 2003, 2010, 2012 and 2013, with heavy casualties and property damage. The reasons for these changes, and the relative role of climate versus Land Use Land Cover changes are still debated and are investigated in this paper using observations and modelling. We conclude on the successive role of cover and then rainfall variability.