Designing Transnational Hydroclimatological Observation Networks and Data Sharing Policies in West Africa
By: Seyni Salack, Aymar Bossa, Jan Bliefernicht, Sina Berger, Yacouba Yira, Kamil A. Sanoussi, Samuel Guug, Dominicus Heinzeller, Adolphe S. Avocanh, Barro Hamadou, Symphorien Meda, Belko A. Diallo, Igor B. Bado, Inoussa A. Saley, Elidaa K. Daku, Namo Z. Lawson, Aida Ganaba, Safiétou Sanfo, Koufanou Hien, Arone Aduna, Gero Steup, Bernd Diekkrüger, Moussa Waongo, Antonio Rogmann, Ralf Kunkel, John P. A. Lamers, Mouhamadou B. Sylla, Harald Kunstmann, Boubacar Barry, Laurent G. Sedogo, Christian Jaminon, Paul Vlek, Jimmy Adegoke and Moumini Savadogo
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2019-033 | Journal eISSN: 1683-1470
Language: English
Page range: 33 - 33
Submitted on: Mar 28, 2019
Accepted on: Jun 21, 2019
Published on: Jul 9, 2019
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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