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Designing Transnational Hydroclimatological Observation Networks and Data Sharing Policies in West Africa

Data Science Journal
Volume 18 (2019): Issue 1
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  
Open Access
|Jul 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2019-033 | Journal eISSN: 1683-1470
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Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 28, 2019
Accepted on: Jun 21, 2019
Published on: Jul 9, 2019
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Transnational Observation Network,
Data Sharing Policy,
Co-production of Data & Information Services,
Climate Monitoring,
Climate Change,
West Africa

© 2019 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, Moumini Savadogo, published by Ubiquity Press
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