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Hydrology and Water Resources in Tropical Africa.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balek, Jaroslav
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : New York : Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co. ; Distribution for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier-North-Holland, 1977.
Series:Developments in water science ; 8.
Subjects:
Hydrology > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Water-supply > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Hydrologie > Afrique subsaharienne.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Afrique subsaharienne.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Limnology.
NATURE > Rocks & Minerals.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Hydrology.
Hydrology
Water-supply
Sub-Saharan Africa
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Hydrology and Water Resources in Tropical Africa; Copyright Page; Foreword; Preface; Contents; CHAPTER 1. HISTORY OF AFRICAN HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES PRIOR TO 1900 A.D.; CHAPTER 2. CLIMATOLOGY OF THE AFRICAN TROPICS; CHAPTER 3. HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE AND WATER BALANCE OF A TROPICAL BASIN; CHAPTER 4. AFRICAN RIVERS; CHAPTER 5. GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; CHAPTER 6. AFRICAN LAKES; CHAPTER 7. SWAMPS; CHAPTER 8. HYDROLOGICAL EXTREMES; CHAPTER 9. WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT; APPENDIX 1: Flow Chart of the Tropical Water Balance Model; APPENDIX 2: List of Symbols Used in the Model.