@article{fdi:010049073,
  title = {{S}tudy of water stress and droughts with indicators using daily data on the {B}ani river ({N}iger basin, {M}ali)},
  author = {{R}oudier, {P}. and {M}ah{\'e}, {G}il},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}s in most parts of {A}frica, the {B}ani basin ({N}iger {R}iver, {M}ali) is threatened by climate changes. {T}his study focuses on drought hazards and its indicators as derived from the climatic moisture index using the monthly data for the period (1963-2000) in order to examine the {B}ani basin's vulnerability to water stress. {I}n this study, water deficit (drought) was logically addressed using the standardized precipitation index on a 10-day time step. {T}he inadequacies in the standardized precipitation index while estimating water deficit within the basin based on technical issues result in the usage of the effective drought index ({EDI}). {T}his robust index is specially designed for daily data computation and uses daily data efficiently while estimating water deficit. {T}hree regions were identified to be threatened by droughts (length, number, and evolution in time) within the basin, using {EDI} as a tool of investigation. {I}t also shows that droughts seem to be less frequent but of a longer duration due to the increasing trend of total dry days over the study period.},
  keywords = {index ; {CMI} ; {SPI} ; {EDI} ; {M}ali ; drought ; vulnerability ; {B}ani ; {N}iger basin},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {C}limatology},
  volume = {30},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {1689--1705},
  ISSN = {0899-8418},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.1002/joc.2013},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049073},
}