Basile HECTOR

Critical zone hydrology

I am mostly focused on observing, understanding, and modeling water storage in the different compartments of the critical zone in West-Africa to help define its sensitivity to global changes (i.e. anthropic + climate).

 

@ J.D. Bernard
@ J.D. Bernard

The critical zone

 

Defined on a vertical section, from the impermeable bedrock to the top of canopy. It is the critical zone for the sustainable development of humanity and the planet regulation

 

USA critical zone observatories (CZO)

French CZ research infrastructure