@article{fdi:010053184, title = {{C}ontrasted land-surface processes along the {W}est {A}frican rainfall gradient}, author = {{S}{\'e}guis, {L}uc and {B}oulain, {N}. and {C}appelaere, {B}ernard and {C}ohard, {J}. {M}. and {F}avreau, {G}uillaume and {G}alle, {S}ylvie and {G}uyot, {A}. and {H}iernaux, {P}. and {M}ougin, {E}. and {P}eugeot, {C}hristophe and {R}amier, {D}. and {S}eghieri, {J}osiane and {T}imouk, {F}ranck and {D}emarez, {V}. and {D}emarty, {J}{\'e}rome and {D}escroix, {L}uc and {D}escloitres, {M}arc and {G}rippa, {M}. and {G}uichard, {F}. and {K}amagate, {B}. and {K}ergoat, {L}. and {L}ebel, {T}hierry and {L}e {D}antec, {V}. and {L}e {L}ay, {M}. and {M}assuel, {S}ylvain and {T}richon, {V}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e review the main results of land-surface studies obtained in the three sites of the long-term observing system {AMMA}-{CATCH}. {R}unoff in the {S}ahel enhances the variability of energy partitioning between non-infiltrative areas where sensible heat is dominant and infiltrative areas where soil water availability increases the latent flux. {I}n terms of water resources, an increase in runoff over the past 50 years, already reported for the exoreic {S}ahel, was revealed in the endoreic {S}ahel. {I}n the {S}udanian domain, the subsurface origin of streamflow could explain its decrease over the same period.}, keywords = {energy fluxes ; runoff ; groundwater ; {S}ahel ; {S}udanian climate ; water resources ; {SAHEL} ; {MALI} ; {ZONE} {SOUDANOSAHELIENNE}}, booktitle = {{M}onsoon {M}ultidisciplinary {A}nalysis ({AMMA}) : an integrated project for understanding of the {W}est {A}frican climate system and its human dimension}, journal = {{A}tmospheric {S}cience {L}etters}, volume = {12}, numero = {1}, pages = {31--37}, ISSN = {1530-261{X}}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1002/asl.327}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053184}, }