Nile Hydroclimatology: Impact of the Sudd Wetland

List of contents

1 Introduction 2 How important is land evaporation to sustain regional precipitation? A literature review on moisture recycling. 3 Description of the Study area 4 Spatial variability of evaporation and moisture storage in the swamps of the upper Nile studies by remote sensing techniques 5 The temporal variation of evaporation from the Sudd wetland and its biophysical and hydrological interpretation 6 Regional climate modeling of the Nile Basin 7 Impact of teh Sudd wetland on the Nile Hydroclimatology 8 Summary and conclusions

About the author

Yasis Abbas Mohamed

Summary

Aims at an understanding of the Sudd hydrology in relation to the regional hydroclimatology. This study compares two regional climate model scenarios: the climatology, and a drained Sudd scenario to study the impact of the Sudd wetland on the Nile hydroclimatology.

Product details

• Authors: Yasis Abbas Mohamed, Yasis Abbas (Inst. For Water Education Mohamed, Mohamed Yasis Abbas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138439160
• ISBN: 978-1-138-43916-0
• No. of pages: 146
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, Energy industries & utilities, Water supply & treatment, Energy industries and utilities, Water supply and treatment