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Tramblay Yves, Rouché Nathalie, Paturel Jean-Emmanuel, Mahé Gil, Boyer Jean-François, Amoussou E., Bodian A., Dacosta H., Dakhlaoui H., Dezetter Alain, Hughes D., Hanich L., Peugeot Christophe, Tshimanga R., Lachassagne Patrick. (2021). ADHI : the African Database of Hydrometric Indices (1950-2018). Earth System Science Data, 13 (4), p. 1547-1560. ISSN 1866-3508.

Titre du document
ADHI : the African Database of Hydrometric Indices (1950-2018)
Année de publication
2021
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000641148000001
Auteurs
Tramblay Yves, Rouché Nathalie, Paturel Jean-Emmanuel, Mahé Gil, Boyer Jean-François, Amoussou E., Bodian A., Dacosta H., Dakhlaoui H., Dezetter Alain, Hughes D., Hanich L., Peugeot Christophe, Tshimanga R., Lachassagne Patrick
Source
Earth System Science Data, 2021, 13 (4), p. 1547-1560 ISSN 1866-3508
The African continent is probably the one with the lowest density of hydrometric stations currently measuring river discharge despite the fact that the number of operating stations was quite important until the 1970s. This new African Database of Hydrometric Indices (ADHI) provides a wide range of hydrometric indices and hydrological signatures computed from different sources of data after a quality control. It includes 1466 stations with at least 10 years of daily discharge data over the period 1950-2018. The average record length is 33 years, and 131 stations have complete records over 50 years. With this new dataset spanning most climatic regions of the African continent, several hydrometric indices have been computed, representing mean flow characteristics and extremes (low flows and floods), and are accessible to the scientific community. The database will be updated on a regular basis to include more hydrometric stations and longer time series of river discharge. The ADHI is available for download at: https://doi.org/10.23708/LXGXQ9 (Tramblay and Rouche, 2020).
Plan de classement
Hydrologie [062] ; Informatique [122]
Description Géographique
AFRIQUE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010081419]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010081419
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