| Title: |
The Hydrology of the Congo Basin |
| Authors: |
Tshimanga, Raphael, M; Trigg, Mark, A; Bechtold, Michel; Sridhar, Venkataramana; Négrel, Philippe; Kitambo, Benjamin; Bola, Gode; Mushi, Catherine, Awidi; Djamel, Kechnit; Moukandi, Guy; Nguimalet, Cyriaque; Apers, Sebastian; Paris, Adrien; Wongchuig, Sly; Fleischmann, Ayan, Santos; Papa, Fabrice; Bates, Paul |
| Contributors: |
University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN); University of Leeds; Catholic University of Leuven = Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg; Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM); University of Stuttgart = Universität Stuttgart; Université de Lubumbashi (UNILU); Ardhi University; Université Marien-Ngouabi Université de Brazzaville = Marien Ngouabi University University of Brazzaville (UMNG); Université de Bangui; Soil Service of Belgium; Partenaires INRAE; Hydro Matters; Laboratoire d'études en Géophysique et océanographie spatiales (LEGOS); Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Toulouse (EPE UT); Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse (Comue de Toulouse)-Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse (Comue de Toulouse); Mamirauá Institute for Sustainable Development = Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentavel Mamirauá (IDSM); School of Geographical Sciences Bristol; University of Bristol Bristol; Inogwabini, BI.; Sonke, B.; Koutika, LS.; White, L.J. |
| Source: |
Resilience and Sustainability in the Congo Basin ; https://brgm.hal.science/hal-05566958 ; Inogwabini, BI.; Sonke, B.; Koutika, LS.; White, L.J. Resilience and Sustainability in the Congo Basin, Springer Nature Switzerland, pp.1 - 41, 2026, 978-3-032-02023-9. ⟨10.1007/978-3-032-02023-9_5-1⟩ |
| Publisher Information: |
CCSD; Springer Nature Switzerland |
| Publication Year: |
2026 |
| Collection: |
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier: HAL-UPS |
| Subject Terms: |
Scientific challenges; Data and models; Environmental pressures; Hydrological processes; Congo River Basin; [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences |
| Description: |
International audience ; The chapter provides a comprehensive review of the hydrology of the Congo River Basin (CRB), emphasizing its physical features, current data and models, hydrological processes, environmental pressures, and the evolving scientific understanding. Water resources of the CRB support vital ecosystem and societal services that include agriculture, fisheries, hydropower, navigation, water supply, biodiversity conservation, and maintenance of vulnerable ecosystems such as peatlands and flooded forests that are crucial for carbon storage and climate resilience. The CRB hydrology is shaped by its diverse physiographical and geomorphological features, linked through a complex river network encompassing wetlands, lakes, and groundwater systems. Connectivity between headwaters, the Cuvette Centrale, and major tributaries (Kasai, Lualaba, Oubangui, and Sangha) plays a central regulatory role. Our current understanding of these processes remains very limited, which restricts our ability to implement policies for water security and address the impacts of change on physical systems |
| Document Type: |
book part |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-032-02023-9_5-1 |
| Availability: |
https://brgm.hal.science/hal-05566958; https://brgm.hal.science/hal-05566958v1/document; https://brgm.hal.science/hal-05566958v1/file/978-3-032-02023-9_5-1.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-02023-9_5-1 |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ; info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.712214E2 |
| Database: |
BASE |