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Agroclimatology Applied to Water Management in the Sudanian and Sahelian Zones of Africa

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Agriculture in Semi-Arid Environments

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 34))

Abstract

The Sahelian and Sudanian zones extend south of the Sahara in Africa, and include Senegal, southern Mauritania, Mali, Upper Volta, Niger, northern Nigeria, and Chad in a west to east transect from 17° W to 23° E longitude. The single rainy season varies from two to three months with 200 mm of rain in the north (18° N latitude), to five to six months with 1200 mm of rain in the south (12° N latitude). The evaporative demand is very high with annual potential evapotranspiration varying between 2200 mm in the north to 1600 mm in the south. A more detailed characterization of these zones may be found in the study of Cochemé and Franquin (1967).

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  1. Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA

    Anthony E. Hall , Glen H. Cannell  & Harry W. Lawton ,  & 

  2. Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA

    Anthony E. Hall , Glen H. Cannell  & Harry W. Lawton ,  & 

  3. College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA

    Anthony E. Hall , Glen H. Cannell  & Harry W. Lawton ,  & 

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Dancette, C., Hall, A.E. (1979). Agroclimatology Applied to Water Management in the Sudanian and Sahelian Zones of Africa. In: Hall, A.E., Cannell, G.H., Lawton, H.W. (eds) Agriculture in Semi-Arid Environments. Ecological Studies, vol 34. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67328-3_4

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