Hydrology and Water Resources in Tropical Africa

Name: Hydrology and Water Resources in Tropical Africa
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Front Cover
Hydrology and Water Resources in Tropical Africa
Copyright Page
Contents
Foreword
Preface
CHAPTER 1. HISTORY OF AFRICAN HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES PRIOR TO 1900 A. D.
1.1. African Man, Lakes and Rivers
1.2. Nile Basin
1.3. The River Niger as a Trading Centre
1.4. Congo Basin
1.5. The Zambezi in African History
1.6. List of Literature
CHAPTER 2. CLIMATOLOGY OF THE AFRICAN TROPICS
2.1. Effect of the Sun on Temperature, Air Pressare and Air Mass Movement
2.2. Tropical Storms and Rainfall
2.3. Evaporation and Evapotranspiration
2.4. Climate of Tropical Africa
2.5. List of Literature
CHAPTER 3. HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE AND WATER BALANCE OF A TROPICAL BASIN
3.1. General Characteristics
3.2. Vegetation and Ecology
3.3. The Role of Tropical Forest in the Hydrological Cycle
3.4. The Role of Grassland and Savanna in the Hydrological Cycle
3.5. The Role of Root Systems in the Hydrological Cycle
3.6. lnterception
3.7. Role of the Soil in the Water Balance
3.8. Evapotranspiration in the Hydrological Cycle
3.9. A Conceptual Model of the Water Balance in a Tropical Basin
3.10. Water Balance Calculated From Basic Data
3.11. List of Literature
CHAPTER 4. AFRICAN RIVERS
4.1. Basins and Divides
4.2. Classification of Tropical Rivers
4.3. Hydrological Balance of the Main African Rivers
4.4. Long-Term Fluctuation of African Rivers
4.5. Soil Erosion in the African Basins
4.6. List of Literature
CHAPTER 5. GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
5.1. General
5.2. Groundwater Storage, Its Depletion and Replenishment
5.3. Groundwater in the Desert
5.4. Groundwater in Wet and Dry Regions
5.5. African Water-Bearing Units
5.6. The Prospection and Utilization of Groundwater Resources
5.7. Water in the Soil
5.8. List of Literature
CHAPTER 6. AFRICAN LAKES
6.1. General
6.2. Natural Lakes
6.3. Artifical Lakes
6.4. The Water Balance of African Lakes
6.5. Long-Term Fluctuation of Lake Levels
6.6. List of Literature
CHAPTER 7. SWAMPS
7.1. Role of Swamps in Africa
7.2. Swamps Classification
7.3. Swamps and Dambos
7.4. Role of Vegetation
7.5. Water Balance of Swamps and Dambos
7.6. List of Literature
CHAPTER 8. HYDROLOGICAL EXTREMES
8.1. General
8.2. Floods
8.3. Droughts
8.4. List of Literature
CHAPTER 9. WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
9.1. General
9.2. Data Needed for Development
9.3. International Drainage Basins
9.4. Navigability
9.5. Irrigation and Fisheries
9.6. Rural Water Supply and Water Conservation
9.7. Dams and Large Schemes
9.8. Environment and Pollution
9.9. Water Policy
9.10. Water-Resources Planning
9.11. List of Literature
APPENDIX 1: Flow Chart of the Tropical Water Balance Model
APPENDIX 2: List of Symbols Used in the Model
APPENDIX 3: List of Organizations Concerned with African Tropical Hydrology
Index

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