New scientific discoveries in the Congo Basin as a result of
international collaborations
The Congo is the world's second largest river basin and home to 120
million people. Understanding the cycling of water, sediments, and
nutrients is important as the region faces climatic and anthropogenic
change.
Congo Basin Hydrology, Climate, and Biogeochemistry: A Foundation for
the Future explores variations in and influences on rainfall, hydrology
and hydraulics, and sediment and carbon dynamics. It features
contributions from experts in the region and their international
collaborators.
Volume highlights include:
- New in-situ and remotely sensed measurements and model results
- Use of historic data to assess precipitation and hydrologic changes
- Exploration of water exchange between wetlands and rivers
- Biogeochemical processes in the Congo's forests and wetlands
- A scientific foundation for hydrologic resource management in the
region
- Studies from different parts of the Congo river and its adjoining
basins
This book is available in English and French.
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