Hydrology: Current Research

International Joint Laboratory DYCOFAC, IRGM-UY1-IRD, Yaounde BP 1857, Cameroon

Publications

• Research Article   
  Hydrological Variability in a Forest Watershed Undergoing Accelerated Urbanization: The Case of Mefou (South Cameroon)
  Author(s): Valentin Brice Ebodé*, Jean Guy Dzana, Etienne Merlin Salvador Mewassi Aboui, Raphael Onguéné, Bérenger Koffi, Gil Mahé and Jean Jacques Braun
  
  Climate change and variability and anthropogenic forcings such as land use change are the main forcings of river discharge variability. However, understanding their simultaneous impact on river discharge remains limited in some parts of the world like in central Africa. To shed light on this issue, this article has as objective to investigate the impact of rainfall variability and land use changes on river discharge in the Mefou basin over the recent period (1963-2018). To achieve this goal, hydrometeorological data of this basin were analyzed using the Pettitt and Mann Kendall tests. Likewise, land use changes were also analyzed using supervised classifications of Landsat satellite images over the period (1973-2018). Average and extreme flows of Mefou river have increased since 1985-86, unlike the rainfall, which generally decreased for all seasons from the 1.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2157-7587.2023.14.457

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