International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 344

Full Length Research Paper

Detection of hydrological impacts of climate change in Benin by a multifractal approach

Medard Agbazo
  • Medard Agbazo
  • International Chair in Physics Mathematics and Applications (CIPMA-Chair Unesco), University of Abomey-Calavi, BP: 526 UAC, Bénin.
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Gabin Koto N’Gobi
  • Gabin Koto N’Gobi
  • Laboratoire de Physique du Rayonnement (LPR), University of Abomey-Calavi, BP : 526 UAC, Bénin.
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Eric Alamou
  • Eric Alamou
  • Applied Hydrology Laboratory (LHA), University of Abomey-Calavi, BP: 526 UAC, Bénin.
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Basile Kounouhewa
  • Basile Kounouhewa
  • Laboratoire de Physique du Rayonnement (LPR), University of Abomey-Calavi, BP : 526 UAC, Bénin.
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Abel Afouda
  • Abel Afouda
  • Applied Hydrology Laboratory (LHA), University of Abomey-Calavi, BP: 526 UAC, Bénin.
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  •  Received: 27 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 17 January 2019
  •  Published: 28 February 2019

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