Sensitivity of the West African hydrological cycle in ORCHIDEE to infiltration processes

The aim of this article is to test the sensitivity of the West African hydrological cycle to infiltration processes and to river reinfiltration pathways. This is done through sensitivity experiments to both inputs and paramterization settings of the ORCHIDEE Land-Surface Model. The parameterizations...

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Main Authors: T. d'Orgeval, J. Polcher, P. de Rosnay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-12-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/12/1387/2008/hess-12-1387-2008.pdf