This paper shortly summarises the results of a study undertaken in Senegal. It is a part of a larger project, aiming at describing the general vegetation types in Senegal.
Interaction between landforms, vegetation and waterbalance in the Sahel studied by the use of GIS, satellite images and data from HAPEX-Sahel
AVHRR ; Afrique ; Besoin en eau ; Bilan hydrologique ; Couvert végétal ; Evapotranspiration ; Mil ; NOAA ; SPOT ; Sahel ; Système d'information géographique ; Télédétection ; Végétation
AVHRR ; Africa ; Evapotranspiration ; Geographical information system ; Millet ; NOAA ; Plant canopy ; Remote sensing ; SPOT ; Sahel ; Vegetation ; Water balance ; Water needs
information on landforms, vegetation density and water-balance. The environmental information was collected during the HAPEX-Sahel-Experiment in Niger, August-October 1992. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate and discuss parameterization of the processes