@article{fdi:010071996,
  title = {{I}nfluence of the {B}ani {R}iver on seasonal and inter-annual variability of the {N}iger {R}iver flood in the inner delta in {M}ali},
  author = {{Z}are, {A}. and {M}ah{\'e}, {G}il and {P}aturel, {J}ean-{E}mmanuel and {B}arbier, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{FRE}},
  abstract = {{T}he inner delta of the {N}iger {R}iver is a {S}ahelian wetland, the extent of whose floodplain depends on the rainfall over the upper basins of {N}iger and its main tributary, the {B}ani {R}iver. {T}he climate crisis that began in 1970 has very little influence the date of the flood peak on the upper reaches of the {N}iger and its main distributary the {D}iaka. {C}onversely, the influence is very strong on the {B}ani, at the confluence with the {N}iger at {M}opti and in the downstream delta, with earlier dates of flood peak than before. {T}his is due to the smaller extent of the flooded area during dry years. {D}uring wet years, the large amount of lateral overflows slows the spread of the flood, resulting in later dates of maximum flood peak. {F}urthermore, during wet years prior to 1970, these lateral overflows conferred on the upper delta a self-regulatory character by reducing floods at certain stations.},
  keywords = {flood peak ; occurrence date ; climatic variability ; {B}ani ; inner delta ; {N}iger {R}iver ; {MALI} ; {NIGER} {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {BANI} {COURS} {D}'{EAU}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}ydrological {S}ciences {J}ournal = {J}ournal des {S}ciences {H}ydrologiques},
  volume = {62},
  numero = {16},
  pages = {2737--2752},
  ISSN = {0262-6667},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1080/02626667.2016.1148816},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071996},
}