Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement (Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP), Grenoble, France
Caroline Pierre
Institut d’Ecologie et des Sciences de l’Environnement de Paris (CNRS, Sorbonne Univ., Univ Paris Est Creteil, IRD, INRAE, Univ. de Paris) Paris, France
Luc Descroix
Patrimoines locaux, Environnement et Globalisation (MNHN, IRD, CNRS), Paris, France
Eric Mougin
Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (CNRS, IRD, UPS, CNES) Toulouse, France
In hydrological science, better accounting for regime shift (abrupt and/or irreversible changes) remains a challenge that could lead to a new paradigm for the adaptation to extreme events (flood , drought). In this article, we present a simple model that can account for a hydrological regime shift in Sahelian watersheds. Based on this model, we find that the Gorouol, Dargol, Nakanbé, and Sirba watersheds have shifted during the droughts of the '70s–'80s.
In hydrological science, better accounting for regime shift (abrupt and/or irreversible changes)...