@article{fdi:010084627,
  title = {{A}ssessing the hydropower potential using hydrological models and geospatial tools in the {W}hite {B}andama watershed ({C}ote d'{I}voire, {W}est {A}frica)},
  author = {{K}ouadio, {C}. {A}. and {K}ouassi, {K}. {L}. and {D}iedhiou, {A}rona and {O}bahoundje, {S}. and {A}moussou, {E}. and {K}amagate, {B}. and {P}aturel, {J}ean-{E}mmanuel and {C}oulibaly, {T}. {J}. {H}. and {C}oulibaly, {H}. {S}. {P}. and {D}idi, {R}. {S}. and {S}avane, {I}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}n assessment of hydropower potential at the watershed scale was conducted at the {W}hite {B}andama {W}atershed ({WBW}) in {C}ote d'{I}voire ({W}est {A}frica). {T}he method used involves the application of a hydrological model [{S}oil and {W}ater {A}ssessment {T}ool ({SWAT})] coupled with a {Q}uantum {G}eographic {I}nformation {S}ystem ({QGIS}), denoted as {QSWAT}, to assess the water resource availability and hydropower potential of streams and determine potential hydropower sites for future hydropower development in the watershed. {G}eospatial data about the topography, soil types, land use/land cover, weather, and discharge were considered in hydrological and hydro-geomorphological characterization of the watershed. {S}treamflow and climate data-enabled model operation and simulation of the hydrology of the watershed. {T}he model performance and robustness were confirmed with the p-factor, r-factor, coefficient of determination {R}-2, and {N}ash-{S}utcliffe ({NS}) efficiency coefficient. {T}he hydropower potential of streams was evaluated by considering the simulated streamflow and water head. {A} total of 22 future hydropower sites was identified, geolocated, and classified with an estimated total production capacity of 538.56 {MW}.},
  keywords = {hydrological modeling ; hydropower potential ; {GIS} ; {SWAT} ; {W}hite {B}andama ; {W}atershed ; {W}est {A}frica ; hydropower ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {BANDAMA} {BLANC} {BASSIN} {VERSANT}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}rontiers in {W}ater},
  volume = {4},
  numero = {},
  pages = {844934 [14 p.]},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.3389/frwa.2022.844934},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084627},
}